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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article D2573-6

…18 October 2013R. 2121-5 to R. 2121-8Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000R. 2121-9Decree no. 2021-1311 of 7 October 2021 R. 2121-10 and R. 2121-11 Decree no. 2016-146 of 11 February 2016 D. 2121-12 De…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…pplicable to non-tenured State employees taken for the application of article 7 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service and to the provisions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-30

…estruction. Destruction is carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 1335-11 of the Public Health Code. However, subject to public health constraints and where these samples…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-5

…operating rules and medical and paramedical activities and subject to the provisions of article L. 1110-11. Associations which organise the work of volunteers in public or private health establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-1

…activity related to blood transfusion without holding the approval provided for in article L. 1222-11 or, where applicable, the authorisations provided for in articles L. 1221-10, L. 1221-12, L. 1222…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-14

…ansfer price when the société européenne implements a clause introduced pursuant to Articles L. 229-11 to L. 229-13, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determined und…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-12

…municate to the beneficiary of the resale right the information provided for in I of Article R. 122-11.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-18

…e member of the Board or the agent appointed in application of the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11, who has access to all the documents in the file, receives a copy of the written observations of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-6 (art R322-29)

…ce with the following layout: You can consult the cliché in the OJ n° 169 of 24/07/2009 text number 11 If the CE marking is reduced or enlarged, the proportions as shown in the above layout shall be r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-11: 1° The way on-call duty is organised and the compensation for it are set by the employer, after consulting the social and economic…

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