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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-176

Authorisation holders who are not designated under article L. 3221-4 contribute to the implementation of the patient care pathway and carry out their activity in partnership with the establishments pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-1

…est groupings mentioned in I of article L. 1451-1 who exercise management or supervisory functions; 4° Members of the governing bodies of the same authorities, establishments and groupings and of thei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…issioner of the Republic, on the proposal of the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine"; 4° Article R. 1231-7 is amended as follows: a) In the second and third paragraphs, the words: "the A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-9

A foreign employee holding a temporary residence permit under articles L. 422-1, L. 422-2, L. 422-4 or L. 422-5 of the Code de l'Entrée et du Séjour des Etrangers et du Droit d'Asile (Code on the Entr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article Annexe à l'article R134-1

The data and information recorded, according to their availability, in the processing known as the Register of unavailable books of the twentieth century are as follows: 1. First names and surnames or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-2

…livrer un label rouge en méconnaissance de l'article L. 641-2 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;4° Using or attempting to use a red label fraudulently;5° Affixing or displaying, by addition, delet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-78

In companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the corporate governance report referred to in Article L. 226-10-1 includes the information, where applicable adapted for s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

…10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From more than 30% to 40% of the total workforce: 4 seats; 5° From more than 40% to 50% of the to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article R2362-5

…10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From more than 30% to 40% of the total workforce: 4 seats; 5° From more than 40% to 50% of the to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2372-5

…20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° From more than 20% to 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From more than 30% to 40% of the total workforce: 4 seats; 5° From more than 40% to 50% of the to…

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