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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative appeal

Article R1253-13

The appeal provided for in Article R. 1253-12 shall be lodged within one month of notification of the disputed decision. The decision shall be notified to the applicant by registered letter with ackno…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Financial and accounting organisation

Article R1413-29

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The amount of funding from the compulsory health insur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VI: Health products containing nanoparticulate substances

Article R5161-1

Articles R. 523-12 to R. 523-21 of the Environmental Code apply to nanoparticulate substances used in the composition of health products intended for humans, cosmetic products mentioned in article L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-1-1

…rofessional sports competitions in which a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 is taking part may only be sold by them, by a commercial company appointed by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties.

Article L1453-7

…f trade union representatives on which the trade union representative is registered.Article L. 3142-12 applies to these authorisations. These absences are remunerated by the employer.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-15

…he purchaser shall publish a design contest notice under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-12, R. 2131-13 and R. 2131-16 to R. 2131-20. If the purchaser intends to award a service contract to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-11

…French Office for Immigration and Integration may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 11° and 12° of Article R. 121-9 to the Director General, under the conditions it determines. The Director Ge…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R413-10

…ttend regularly and seriously.The civic training and language training mentioned in articles R. 413-12 and R. 413-13 are provided free of charge.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings

Article L7122-11

…at it shall meet in camera.Without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Chairman by article L. 7122-12, these sittings may be broadcast by audiovisual communication media.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Electronic money issuers

Article D773-15

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 525-1no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020D. 525-2No. 2013-372 of 2 May 2013

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