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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-16

Only doctors, midwives, family planning or education centres and health centres that have signed the agreement referred to in article R. 2212-9 may obtain the medicines required to carry out a volunta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: EXPULSION

Article L631-2

…held a temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student" throughout this period 4° A foreign national in receipt of a pension from a French organisation for an accident at work or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-6

…tion of the book. In the case of contributions of an ancillary or non-essential nature mentioned in 4° of Article L. 131-4, such an assignment is possible. A flat-rate fee can only be justified for a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L1453-13

…tified, as well as the procedures for making the recommendations referred to in Article L. 1453-10; 4° Where the declaration or application for authorisation is addressed to a professional association…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-5

…provided that the place where the processed data is hosted satisfies the conditions set out in 2°; 4° An organisation responsible for a major event within the meaning of 2° of article L. 230-3, provi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-6

…ertakings; 3° The number per department of these same undertakings employing at least one employee; 4° The number per department of these same undertakings employing a total of less than eleven employ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-19

…ssion lasting less than 24 hours and 800 hectopascals for decompression lasting more than 24 hours; 4° During compression or rest phases at saturation, between 300 hectopascals and 450 hectopascals; 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-6

…egation for Employment and Vocational Training; 3° Employees of the General Directorate for Labour; 4° Employees of the Social Security Directorate; 5° Employees of the Directorate for Youth, Popular…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-18

…° La direction centrale de la police aux frontières;3° L'inspection générale de la police nationale;4° La direction générale de la sécurité intérieure;5° Le détachement de la police nationale auprès d…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-14

Workplaces where, according to the results of the risk assessment defined in section 4, workers are likely to be exposed to artificial optical radiation exceeding the exposure limit values defined in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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