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

Article L4311-23

Nurses registered on the list referred to in article L. 4311-15 may wear the respective badge in accordance with the model drawn up by the Minister for Health, the use of which is exclusively reserved…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-23

…t been signed by all the representative employers' and employees' organisations, the Prime Minister may approve it in accordance with a procedure determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in the abs…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…e, the national police and gendarmerie services and units responsible for a judicial police mission may implement, under the control of the judicial authorities, automated processing of personal data…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-9

…g the implementation and updating of the automated processing of personal data mentioned in article 230-6 and appointed for this purpose by the Minister of Justice, contributes to the application of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23

…f the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in Book V of the same Code. The Secretary General may call upon external auditing bodies, auditors, experts or other competent persons or authorities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Conditions for exceptional designation

Article L2143-23

…es' trade union affiliated to a representative trade union at national and inter-professional level may have the power to negotiate and conclude a company or establishment agreement on behalf of his t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-23

…any administrative authority, a documentary notice citing the elements of the state of the art that may be taken into consideration to assess, within the meaning of the articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: The Company Ombudsman

Article R2197-23

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of contracts, purchasers and holders may have recourse to the Company Mediator.The Company Mediator acts as a third party, without decision-making…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-23

Temporary employment agencies may conclude fixed-term professionalisation contracts in application of article L. 1242-3. The professional activities related to the courses received are then carried ou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-36

…g magistrate or the judicial police officer appointed by him or authorised by the public prosecutor may request any qualified agent of a service, unit or body placed under the authority of the Ministe…

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