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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4241-13

…ions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 apply to the provision of services by pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants whose declaration is required under articles L. 4241-11 and L. 4241…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-13

The court seised of a dispute referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 7342-10 shall rule on the merits in accordance with the accelerated procedure. The procedure is without compulsory repres…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-13

…the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation.In this capacity:a) He draws up and implements the artistic, cultural, educational, environmental or scientific project and reports…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article A36-13

…urors provided for in article 264 comprises: 1° Seven hundred jurors for the assize courts of Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis; 2° Six hundred jurors for the assize court of Val-de-Marne; 3° Four hundred a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-13

…roducts containing asbestos is produced when a built property is sold, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 271-4 to L. 271-6 of the French Construction and Housing Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disabled workers

Article L2241-13

…agreements meet to negotiate, every three years, on measures aimed at the professional integration and continued employment of disabled workers. Negotiations shall focus in particular on conditions o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-13

The judge ensures that sufficient time has elapsed between the summons or writ of summons and the hearing to allow the defendant to prepare his defence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-13

…of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where he obtained it. Where the evidence of formal qualifications from the Member…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The impact of multiple managers and transactions

Article L481-13

A victim who has entered into a settlement with one of the joint and several co-debtors may only claim from the other co-debtors not party to the settlement the amount of his loss less the share of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R15-13

…the report by the magistrate in charge, the judicial police officer may call witnesses whose names and addresses must have been given to the secretariat of the commission at least five days before th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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