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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-5

…ts situation with regard to the employment obligation to which it is subject pursuant to article L. 5212-2 of this Code by means of the declaration provided for in article L. 133-5-3 of the Social Sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

No procedure involving exposure to ionising radiation may be performed without a prior written exchange of relevant clinical information between the applicant and the person performing the procedure.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-5

The Board of Directors may delegate to the Chairman some of the powers provided for in 6°, 9°, 10° and 11° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-5

…article L. 173-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5212-2, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may be set by order of the State representative in the department whe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the division of powers between authorities

Article L515-5

…ness in France is located on French territory, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may agree with the competent authority of the intermediary's home Member State to act in relation to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5

The Labour Inspectorate control officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1 may request any document or piece of information, regardless of the medium, that is useful for establishing facts likely to veri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

…ble by at least three years' imprisonment, where the hearing of a person referred to in Article 706-57 is likely to seriously endanger the life or physical integrity of that person, members of his fam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-53

The Supervisory Board may authorise the Management Board to grant sureties, endorsements or guarantees on behalf of the company, up to a total amount that it shall determine. This authorisation may al…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

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