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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-21

…re signed by the chairman, the members of the committee and the parties present or their representatives.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours

Article R6222-25

Night work by apprentices under the age of eighteen, carried out under the conditions set out in article R. 6222-24, is the responsibility of the apprentice master.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours

Article R6222-24

…d of one year, renewable. The Labour Inspector will assess the particular characteristics of the activity referred to in article R. 3163-1 that justify this derogation. If there is no response within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Sections.

Article L1423-2

A decree sets, for each industrial tribunal, the number of councillors to be appointed per college in the various sections.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-2

…1-1-1, in liaison with the competent authorities in the fields of occupational health, school and university health and maternal and child protection, and the protocol provided for in article L. 6147-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…ng able, where appropriate, to add additional requirements to the so-called "low" guarantee level ; 2° For professionals, the required means of electronic identification.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-2

Persons who have not made the declarations required of them in terms of tax or social security or who have not paid the taxes, levies, contributions or social security contributions due are excluded f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1481-2

…French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° In article L. 1121-3, the third paragraph is deleted; 2° In article L. 1330-1, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Un…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2142-2

Where the purchaser decides to set minimum capacity levels, he may only require minimum levels that are related and proportionate to the subject of the contract or its performance conditions.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L641-2

…not apply:1° During the time when the foreign national is serving a firm prison sentence in France;2° When the foreign national is the subject of a house arrest decision taken pursuant to articles L.…

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