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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for Social Dialogue.

Article R*2122-1

…ey sit only in the absence of the full members; 2° Three representatives of the Minister of Labour; 3° Three qualified persons proposed by the Minister of Labour.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-46

…2° The haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent of the referring blood establishment; 3° The haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent for the health establishment; 4° The head…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-10

…r operation of materials or equipment;2° Failure to take appropriate precautions to limit the noise;3° Abnormally noisy behaviour.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-4

It is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences for a person responsible for the surveys mentioned in articles R. 1334-20 to R. 1334-22, for the periodic assessment of the state of pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-8

The president of the court, seised for the purposes of appointing an ad hoc trustee pursuant to Article L. 611-3, may apply, with the agreement of the debtor, the provisions of the first paragraph of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-6

The public establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry may issue certificates to certify the origin provided for in the European Union Customs Code, the Geneva Convention on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: NAME AND TERRITORY OF THE TOWN

Article R2114-1

The decree provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2114-1 is adopted on the report of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Economy and Finance after the formalities provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of issue and validity

Article R3262-1-1

…the vouchers are presented for reimbursement by restaurant owners or fruit and vegetable retailers; 3° The value of the voucher in full discharge of its obligations; 4° The calendar year of issue; 5°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-4

I.-The information mentioned in article R. 1453-3 is made public, in French, on the single public website mentioned in I of article L. 1453-1 and is transmitted to the authority responsible for this s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Transmission of information to the maternal and child protection service.

Article R2112-21

Civil registrars send a birth certificate drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 11 of decree no. 62-921 of 3 August 1962 amending certain rules relating to civil status records, within…

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