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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-46

…with the authorities, with other poison control centres and with the body referred to in article L. 4411-4 of the Labour Code, and lines used for routine consultations or for routine operations, which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-49

The order of the Minister for Health establishing, in application of article L. 6141-4, the list of regional hospital centres which include a poison control centre specifies the geographical area in w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-45

The telephone answering service is manned 24 hours a day by a doctor who has undergone training in clinical toxicology and telephone answering and who may not be entrusted with other duties while on c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Appointment of members

Article R6144-4

…units linked to the institution by agreement. The representative of students in the second cycle of maieutics studies is appointed for two years by the president of the Executive Board on the recommen…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 427

…undeclared imports of prohibited goods: 1° the unlawful landing of the items referred to in article 424-2 above ; 2° failure to lodge the declaration provided for in article 230-2, above, within the p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-4

I.-For the application of article L. 111-4-1, the following motorised DIY and gardening tools are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Ride-on lawnmowers, walk-behind lawnmowers or robotic la…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-4-4

No employer may terminate an employee's employment contract during the parental presence leave provided for in article L. 1225-62 or during periods worked if the parental presence leave is split or ta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports instructor" speciality

Article A212-47-4

A candidate who fails a certification test may be entitled to a second assessment session during the training session.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1232-4-4

I.-A person may refuse to have an organ removed from him or her after his or her death, primarily by registering on the automated national register of organ removal refusals under the conditions set o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require credit institutions and finance companies to publish more than once a year, within the timeframes it determines, the information referr…

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