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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-4

The High Council for Public Health is responsible for: 1° To contribute to the development, annual monitoring and multi-year assessment of the national health strategy; 2° To provide the public author…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-12

The opposition procedure is closed: 1° When all opponents have withdrawn their opposition; 2° If the patent has been declared invalid by a final and binding court decision; > 3° If the proprietor of t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-8

The worker, or in the event of his death any person authorised by Articles L. 1110-4 and L. 1111-7 of the Public Health Code, may request communication of his occupational health medical file in paper…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-2

Images of Diversity grants are awarded for the creation and distribution of cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia works that :1° Represent all immigrant populations, populations of immigrant desc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7111-4

For the application of this code in French Guiana:1° The reference to the department, the overseas department, the region or the overseas region is replaced by the reference to the territorial collect…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Indoor lactaria

Article D2323-4

The internal use lactarium is responsible for: 1° Collecting breast milk collected by mothers at home or at the lactarium site; 2° Preparing, qualifying and processing breast milk; 3° Preserving breas…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 28: Energy labelling

Article R412-43-1

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chèque-emploi associatif.

Article L1272-4

Associations and foundations using the chèque-emploi associatif are deemed to have complied with all formalities relating to the recruitment and employment of their employees. This applies in particul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person's consent havi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-41

For the purposes of the points scales set out in this paragraph : 1° "Main venues" means the five venues with the greatest number of scenes; 2° "French-speaking country" means any member state of the…

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