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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Health department

Article R1424-28

…d for in article R. 1424-27. This committee is chaired by the Chief Medical Officer. The commission may be asked for its opinion by the fire brigade doctors and by the chief medical officer on any que…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Aid to organisations involved in business start-ups or takeovers

Article R1511-1

The amount of subsidies that may be paid annually by a territorial authority or grouping to one of the bodies referred to in article L. 1511-7 may not exceed 50% of the total annual revenue received b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-14

For the application of the provisions of articles 712-6,712-7 and 712-8, the convicted offender may inform the enforcement judge of the name of the lawyer chosen by him: the choice of lawyer by the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-13

…or, on the latter's instruction, by the prison integration and probation service. This information may also be sent to the sentenced person by registered letter. This information may also be given by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-8

…sation to exceed the maximum weekly working time provided for in articles L. 3121-21 and L. 3121-25 may only be granted for a period expressly set by the competent authority. On expiry of this period,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-11

…economic situation of the companies and the situation of the employees affected by the dispute. He may make any enquiries of companies and trade unions and request the parties to forward any economic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-2

…his paid leave period, thereby depriving jobseekers of work that could have been assigned to them, may be the subject of an action before the court for damages against the unemployment insurance sche…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-113

…it to carry out its duties.The staff representatives on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee may organise internal staff information meetings in the premises made available to the Committee. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to national-interest markets installed on public property.

Article R761-24

The holder of an exclusive occupation permit may, when he has been operating on the market for at least three years, present to the manager a successor who will be subrogated to his rights and obligat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-4

…professional activities and for that of customers during their visit or stay in the establishment, may evoke the name of an alcoholic beverage. In this case, they may not be sold or given to the publ…

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