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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-5

Disregarding the provisions of: 1° Articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and articles R. 1225-1, R. 1225-3, R. 1225-4 and R. 1225-11, relating to the protection of pregnancy and maternity, is punishable by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-10

A worker is authorised within the limits of the duties entrusted to him. The authorisation, issued by the employer, specifies the nature of the operations that the worker is authorised to carry out. B…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formation, registration and termination of the contract

Article D6325-1

The employer sends the professionalisation contract, together with the document attached to the contract mentioned in article D. 6325-11 , to the body responsible for collecting and paying contributio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-34

The marketing authorisation holder shall forward without delay to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, including duri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-4

The certificate is accompanied by a file containing the following information: 1° The information contained in the register mentioned in 5° of article R. 5212-28 since the acquisition of the medical d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-29

At the request of the persons directly concerned by these documents, the professionals, services, establishments and bodies referred to in article L. 1111-25 may create a document containing personal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-1

The units of account defined in article L. 131-1-1 are: 1° Units or shares in general-purpose professional funds mentioned inarticle L. 214-144 of the Monetary and Financial Code ; 2° Units or shares…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-1

The agreements referred to in Article L. 132-28 shall be drawn up in writing at the request of the intermediaries and shall provide in particular for: 1° The insurance intermediary shall: a) Submit to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Powers and funding of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee

Article R1432-70-1

In order to implement the powers of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee in the field of health, safety and working conditions, the members of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee or, wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47

I.-The kindergartens mentioned in 2° of article R. 2324-17 take in children aged eighteen months and over with a view to promoting their socialisation and development and facilitating the transition t…

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