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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-2

A collective retirement savings plan may be set up at the initiative of the company or in accordance with one of the procedures mentioned in article L. 3322-6. The plan may be set up without using the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other products and objects.

Article L5463-2

Ignoring the prohibitions mentioned in article L. 5231-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-25

…department or the largest commune of the department" are replaced by the words: of French Polynesia;2° At the end of the third sentence of the first paragraph and in the second paragraph, the words: "…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Aggravated risks

Article D1141-2

…deadlines within which applicants for insurance are not required to declare their medical history ; 2° The conditions and deadlines within which applicants for insurance may not have their rates incre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1425-2

…icle L. 1424-17, assets directly linked to the exercise of the operational, technical or administrative skills of the public establishment and required by the latter are considered necessary for the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing

Article D3345-2

When ratification of an agreement is requested jointly by the employer and one or more employee trade union organisations or the social and economic committee, this is mentioned in the documents filed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-20

Safety training on what to do in the event of an accident or disaster is given within one month of the worker being assigned to the job.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions of assignment for reservists

Article D3134-2

…the measures already implemented to deal with the situation. This request also specifies the objective and duration of the mission requested. The Director General of the National Public Health Agency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating principles for inpatient units for prisoners with mental disorders

Article R3214-2

When a detainee cannot be cared for in a specially equipped unit in the area concerned due to a lack of available space, an attempt is made to admit him/her to the nearest specially equipped unit. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Transport and escort of prisoners hospitalised in specially adapted units

Article R3214-21

The provisions relating to the transport of detainees between a specially adapted unit and a prison or a place of consultation or hospitalisation outside the unit for somatic reasons are set out in ar…

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