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French Labour CodeIn force
Title V: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6251-2

…spection is carried out jointly by at least one person from each of the categories mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 6251-1. If the persons mentioned in 2° or 3° of this article have not been d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…la colonne de droite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 711-1 and L. 711-2 Resulting from law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022 in favour of independent professional activity…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…ticle L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L. 133-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of article L. 133-26…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article L112-2

…nancial support, as well as the composition, the procedures for appointing the members mentioned in 2° and 3° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for financial assistance

Article 122-2

…submit a file comprising: 1° A form containing the information required to examine the application; 2° The supporting documents specific to each assistance, listed in the annexes included in these gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-2

When a patient hospitalised in an establishment other than those mentioned in article L. 3222-1 is suffering from a mental disorder as defined either in I of article L. 3212-1 or in article L. 3213-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-29

…g shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° Where necessary, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and functioning of the commission mentioned in article L. 4311-4 and the conditio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: MEASURES FOR MONITORING FOREIGN PERSONS

Article R814-2

…he personal data collected pursuant to article R. 814-1 is in particular:1° Surname and first names;2° Date and place of birth;3° Nationality;4° The foreign national's usual place of residence;5° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Breaches concerning young people under the age of eighteen

Article L4753-2

…same article and the regulatory provisions adopted for its application, is punishable by a fine of 2,000 euros per worker concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and periodic coordination meetings.

Article R4513-2

…risks or when circumstances so require: 1° either general coordination within the user undertaking; 2° or coordination of the prevention measures for a given operation; 3° or coordination of the measu…

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