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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-3

1° Pour l'application à Wallis-et-Futuna des articles L. 4131-2 et L. 4131-2-1:a) Les références au représentant de l'Etat dans le département et au conseil départemental de l'ordre des médecins sont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-3

The representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation are elected by the presidents of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation by proportional voting with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-30-1

In the event of the resignation of all the members of the Board of Directors or the definitive annulment of the election of all its members, the Chairman shall be responsible for the conduct of curren…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L241-3-1

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-3

I.-During the opposition proceedings, the proprietor of the contested patent may amend the claims of that patent provided that: 1° the amendments made meet one of the grounds for opposition mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3-1

Decisions by the official receiver to admit or reject claims or to decline jurisdiction are recorded on a statement that is filed at the court registry. Any interested person, with the exception of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-3-1

In establishments open to the public with a capacity of more than two hundred people, the employer must provide training for professionals in contact with users and customers on how to welcome and sup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment and conditions of practice.

Article L4623-3-1

Occupational doctors devote one third of their working time to their duties in the workplace. The employer or the director of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service shall take al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-3-2

Civil servants, State workers and contract employees under public law working in an armed forces hospital or in another component of the armed forces health service, made available to a public law gro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L6211-3-1

Screening for transmissible infectious diseases by means of a rapid diagnostic test may be carried out on a minor by staff from the structures mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6211-3. No…

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