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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article D6342-4

The State representative may suspend the application of the agreement provided for in Article D. 6342-3 when it observes serious deterioration in the operation of the teletransmission system or is pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Title V: Legal system for acts taken by the authorities of the local authority and relations between the State and the local authority

Article R6451-4

…f Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may suspend the application of the agreement provided for in Article R. 6451-3 when it observes serious deterioration in the operation of the teletransmission system, or whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Participation in health protection.

Article R4235-49

Pharmacists are required to participate in the on-call and emergency services provided for in article L. 5125-22 or organised by the competent authorities for the care of hospitalised patients. Pharma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control of work permits

Article R5221-41

Pursuant to article L. 5221-8, employers must check that the foreign national they intend to employ is legally resident. To this end, the employer shall refer the matter to the prefect of the départem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-42

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall refuse the marketing authorisation on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-9. The application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Terms and conditions for the use of rights acquired under a public law activity

Article R6323-43

The rights acquired in hours underarticle 22 quater of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 may be converted into euros, at the initiative of any person mentioned in articles L. 6323-2 and L. 6323-33, withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership

Article D7121-42

Undertakings established in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which employ seconded employees mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 44-1

…y, the mayor may propose to the public prosecutor that one of the measures provided for in articles 41-1 or 41-3 of this code be taken. He shall be notified by the public prosecutor of the action take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-4

…which provide goods and services and which are located in the areas referred to in Article L. 3132-24, the period of night work, if it begins after 10 p.m., is at least seven consecutive hours, includ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system.

Article R5211-40

…submits an application for assessment of this quality system to an approved body and undertakes to maintain its quality system in an appropriate and efficient manner and to comply with the obligation…

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