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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-4

The thresholds and adjustments provided for in articles R. 3252-2 and R. 3252-3 are revised annually by decree on the basis of changes in the consumer price index, excluding tobacco, for urban househo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-95

The transfer of shares shall be publicised in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 822-89, pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-29

…against harmful effects on health and risks to safety ; 2° The worker's exposure is only temporary; 3° The worker is not subject to any medical contraindication; 4° Access to the workstation is subjec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work platforms.

Article R4534-75

…to reduce as far as possible, given existing conditions, the risks of people tripping or slipping; 3° Kept free of any unnecessary clutter; 4° Cleared of all rubble and debris.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-4

…defined in 6° of Article R. 5126-9 ;2° The reconstitution of radiopharmaceutical medicinal products;3° Putting ready-to-use radiopharmaceutical medicinal products into a form suitable for their use.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-89

…tration to an animal of a medicinal product for human use under the conditions provided for in a of 3° of article L. 5143-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

…account, where appropriate, the following elements: 1° A change in the elements mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of Article L. 162-22-10 of the Social Security Code; 2° A change in the elements mentioned i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2-1: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 375-9-2

The mayor or his representative on the council for the rights and duties of families may refer the matter to the children's judge, jointly with the body responsible for family benefits, to inform him,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Restrictions on entry, exit, tonnage and packaging.

Article 24

…certain goods may only be imported or exported by ships of a specific tonnage and fix this tonnage; 3° To lay down special packaging rules for certain goods.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Transit.

Article 129

No discharge shall be given in respect of commitments entered into unless, at the office of destination, the goods :-have been placed in customs clearance warehouses or areas, or in export warehouses…

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