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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-3

…ct to the provisions of this chapter, this grouping is governed by Chapter II of Law No 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law. A decree shall specify the procedures f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-76

…laid down by the order of 21 May 1992 issued for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the broadcasting of cinematographic an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-36

…s annexed to decree no. 2003-1111 of 18 November 2003, taken in application of article 9 of law no. 2002-92 of 22 January 2002 relating to Corsica; b) Movable objects belonging to the State which thes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…pril 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-5Decree no. 2021-1708 of 17th December 2021R. 2123-6 and R. 2123-7Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003 R. 2123-9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…t of 1 January 1997 relating to unemployment insurance signed after the entry into force of law no. 2002-311 of 5 March 2002 relating to the unemployment insurance scheme for casual entertainment work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-1

…Regional Health Agency also supervises training establishments approved underarticle 75 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 relating to patients' rights and the quality of the health system. These es…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-1

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17-1 shall be addressed to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall include the information mentioned in Artic…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-5

…R. 213-1 or by Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 establishing common rules in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

The measures taken by the European Commission pursuant to Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-548

…itional days of rest granted as part of the reduction in working hours in application of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002 relating to working hours and the organisation of work in the establishment…

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