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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article R3121-33-1

…) Referral to specialist or mainstream care; c) Encouraging screening for transmissible infections; 3° Supporting users in accessing their rights, housing and professional integration or reintegration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

…y attendance at colloquia or conferences up to a limit of forty hours over three consecutive years; 3° By designing or leading training courses, colloquia, conferences or courses, in a professional or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local medical information department

Article R6113-11-3

…decisions of the competent bodies of the participating establishments, referred to in article R. 6113-9, in order to ensure the completeness and quality of the data transmitted, by means of an action…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-3

…France or outside national territory and the location of such research when carried out in France; 3° An estimate of the number of patients potentially concerned in France; 4° Where the medicinal pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appraisal of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-16

The staff report proposals and the ratings provided for in Article R. 15-33-15 are drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They include a detailed general asse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3-2

…tion of a company agreement referred to in article L. 2254-2 benefit from a minimum contribution of 3,000 euros to their personal training account.II - A sum equal to the top-up amount mentioned in I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-1-3

…cting pharmacists and veterinarians mentioned in article R. 206-1 and in 2° of the I of article R. 231-3-7 of the rural and maritime fishing code working as inspectors for the agency when they have al…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-5

…rmer may notify his intention to terminate the authorisation given in application of article L. 212-3 to a phonogram producer where the latter does not offer for sale copies of the phonogram in suffic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-2

…of this maintenance are laid down by : 1° A court decision; 2° An agreement approved by the judge; 3° A divorce or legal separation agreement by mutual consent in accordance with the procedures set o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35-1

It is forbidden to employ the employee during the leave referred to in 3° of article L. 3142-1 and during the four-day paternity and childcare leave period referred to in the third paragraph of articl…

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