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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-50

…ng State; 3° An obligation to remain in a specified place, where appropriate for specified periods; 4° Restrictions on the possibility of leaving the territory of the executing State; 5° An obligation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

…diting technicians who collaborated on the original work when they are consulted during restoration;4° Expenditure on the creation of digital files and associated metadata;5° Expenditure on the creati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and appointment

Article R1123-10

The members elect the Chairman of the Committee from among their number by an absolute majority of those present. If this majority is not achieved after two ballots, the Chairman is elected by relativ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-1-1

…o excreta disposal, washing premises, washing vehicles in the home, cleaning surfaces in buildings; 4° Other domestic uses: uses relating in particular to the supply of water for swimming pools, whirl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-1

…tem; 3° Monitoring and supporting patients in the healthcare system, and supporting their families; 4° Helping the health authorities to manage the event; 5° Statistical analysis of care pathways in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R4515-1

…R. 4512-2 to R. 4512-5 ; 3° The prevention plan provided for in articles R. 4512-6 to R. 4512-11 ; 4° Informing and communicating to the social and economic committee the information and documents pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Review proceedings

Article R4126-54

The appeal must be lodged with the Board that issued the decision whose review is sought within two months of the day on which the practitioner became aware of the grounds for review that he is invoki…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-138

…4223-15 ; 3° Rules relating to the safety of workplaces provided for in R. 4224-2 to R. 4224-18 ; 4° Rules relating to the layout of workplaces provided for in article R. 4225-5.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Obtaining a new residence permit with a change of reason

Article L433-6

A foreign national applying for the issue of a temporary or multi-annual residence permit on a basis other than that for which he/she was issued with the residence permit or long-stay visa referred to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-53

…of technical industries at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his representative;4° The Director in charge of European and International Affairs at the Centre national du cinéma et…

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