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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Accelerated substantive procedure

Article R1455-12

…erwise stipulated, when it is provided that the industrial tribunal shall rule on the merits of the case in accordance with the accelerated procedure, the claim shall be brought before a hearing held…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article L2224-11-4

…service delegation contract for water or sanitation requires the delegatee, firstly, to draw up a detailed inventory of the delegator's assets at the end of the contract and, secondly, without prejud…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-100

In application of the provisions of article R. 322-41, the holder of one of the following diplomas may act as a hyperbaric prevention advisor for dives in the 0 to 40 metre range:-State certificate in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 1239-1, an appeal against a deliberation of the family council is open to all its members and to the guardianship judge, regardless of their opinion at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4112-12

An order by the Minister for Health sets out :1° The model form for the declaration and the declaration of partial practice as well as the list of supporting documents ;2° The information to be provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-10

Skin-invasive tattooing may only be carried out using tattooing products that comply with the provisions of Articles L. 513-10-1 to L. 513-10-10. The rods used during initial piercing until healing an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-105

I.-For the nuclear activities referred to in Article L. 1333-10, the person responsible for the nuclear activity and, where applicable, the head of the establishment when a different person is involve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

I.-Subject to the provisions of Article R. 1333-107, the following are exempt from the authorisation, registration or declaration provided for in Article L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Examination of projects on behalf of unauthorised buyers

Article R2212-12

…1° to 4°, the minister or ministers responsible for the areas in which these authorities and bodies carry out their missions is deemed to be the supervising minister within the meaning of this book.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-129

Interventional cardiology imaging is carried out in three ways: 1° Interventional arrhythmology; 2° Congenital heart disease excluding arrhythmology; 3° Ischaemic and structural heart disease in adult…

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