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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employment contract.

Article L7121-4

…mployment subsists regardless of the method and amount of remuneration, or the classification given to the contract by the parties. This presumption applies even if it is proven that the artist retain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1233-4

…n whole or in part, in the cases and under the conditions set out in Article L. 1245-1, by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, following a reasoned opinion from the Director General of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-45

…by any means the identity of the deceased, attend the closing of the coffin and affix two wax seals to it, bearing the seal of the competent administrative authority: 1° When the body is to be cremate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-44

In order to ensure the enforcement of police measures prescribed by laws and regulations, in particular public health measures, the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 assist with the operations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-47

Where, in exceptional circumstances, certain provisions of this sub-section encounter difficulties in application, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Health shall provide for them by m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-4

…safety training, the usefulness of the preventive measures prescribed by the employer is explained to the worker, depending on the risks to be prevented.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-4

For the application of article D. 1432-14 to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in the second paragraph, the words: and to the specialised section of this body responsible for matters falling within the remit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-4

…accompagnments médico-sociaux de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin:1° The Director General of the Health Agency or his representative ;2° The Prefect of Guadeloupe or his represen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-4

For the purposes of this chapter, the theoretical number of people likely to be present comprises the number of employees plus, where applicable, the number of members of the public likely to be admit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective prevention

Article R4434-4

…use of rest areas placed under the responsibility of the employer, noise in these areas is reduced to a level compatible with their function and conditions of use.

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