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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health nurseries.

Article R2324-8

…y with the standards for the rehabilitation of children set out in annex XXIV bis of decree no. 56-284 of 9 March 1956 supplementing decree no. 46-1834 of 20 August 1946, as amended, setting the condi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-8

Parole may only be granted under the provisions of articles 723-15 to 723-18 only when the conditions set out in articles 723-1 and 723-7 if a probationary measure is ordered, or failing that, when th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-8

…equal treatment of candidates and transparency of procedures defined in Article 1 of Order No 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 on public contracts.The national councils of the orders may set up among themsel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-8

…osure to electromagnetic fields; 7° Any impact on the health and safety of workers under the age of 18 and workers at particular risk, in particular pregnant women and workers fitted with implanted or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-87

…ay enlist the help of a self-employed collaborating doctor, under the conditions set out in article 18 of law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises, or of an em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-81

Before 31 December each year, France Compétences sends the Minister responsible for vocational training an updated list of the national joint employment committees or joint committees that have not co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-8

…e application of the Community arbitration procedure provided for in Articles 32 to 34 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council when divergent decisions concerning the aut…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-8

…orting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 217-24. If the application is incomplete, the competent directorate shall ask the applicant to provide t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-1

…le, to cover his remuneration during the vocational retraining leave referred to in article L. 4163-8-4.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-44

…rvision, socio-judicial monitoring or secure detention, in accordance with the articles 723-37, 763-8 et 706-53-19. The regional court for security retention shall rule on a proposal from the multidis…

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