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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-2

…implementing decisions relating to hospitalisation without consent as provided for in articles L. 3211-11, L. 3211-11-1, L. 3212-8, L. 3213-1 to L. 3213-9, L. 3214-3 and L. 3214-4 ; 2° Protection agai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

…article L. 411-1 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Managing Director.

Article R5322-14

…He performs all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of article R. 5322-11. He prepares the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are implemented. He re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-6

…ded for in articles 222-34 to 222-40, 224-1-A to 224-1-C, 225-4-1 to 225-4-4, 225-4-7, 225-5 to 225-11, 225-12-1 and 225-12-2, 225-12-5 to 225-12-7, 225-13 to 225-15, 7° of article 311-4 and articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-10

…ot in any of the cases of incompatibility or incapacity provided for in articles L. 222-9 to L. 222-11 and comply with the provisions of articles L. 222-12 to L. 222-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-1-3

I.- By way of derogation from the second paragraph ofArticle L. 1111-2 andArticle L. 1111-7, only the doctor prescribing the examination of genetic characteristics is authorised to communicate the res…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-13

…cy), is solely responsible for issuing holiday vouchers under the conditions set out in article L. 411-11, and reimbursing them to the public authorities and service providers mentioned in articles L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-12

…L. 213-9 to L. 213-11, a minimum remuneration per admission for the licensor is set by joint order of the Min…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-12

…of withholding referred to in Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the defence of geographic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-72

…an advisory capacity. In companies with three electoral colleges, in application of article L. 2314-11, the staff delegation on the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board is increased to four mem…

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