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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-4

…accompagnments médico-sociaux de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin:1° The Director General of the Health Agency or his representative ;2° The Prefect of Guadeloupe or his represen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational exposure limit values

Article R4431-4

In circumstances duly justified to the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer and for activities characterised by a significant variation in daily noise exposure from one working day to the next, the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Inspections and disputes.

Article D5424-45

…tion of this section, with the exception of salaried employees employed by the State, are submitted to a joint conciliation commission. This commission is made up of four employer members and four emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Inspections and disputes.

Article D5424-44

The employer shall at all times present to the auditors of the paid leave funds the pay slips to enable them to check the accuracy of the amount of wages used to calculate the contribution, as well as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-4

…ork permit is issued by the Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It authorises the foreign national to carry out the salaried professional activities of his or her choice in this collectivity.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…iry, officers or agents of the judicial police acting in the course of an investigation or on a rogatory commission may, if they are assigned to a specialised service and specially authorised for this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…Health, on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education; 2° A representative of the Director General of Healthcare; 3° A representative of the Director General of Health; 4° A representativ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-4

The distribution, supply or use of blood, its components or derivatives without the biological analyses and screening tests for transmissible diseases required under article L. 1221-4 shall be punisha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Probationary measures

Article R521-4

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 521-4 and given to the claimant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the da…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 4

…27, R. 142-28, R. 142-29 AND R. 142-30 PERSONAL DATA AND INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM GESTEL PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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