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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-13

The following may be candidates in the employees' college: 1° Non-managerial employees ; 2° Managers who do not hold the special delegation of authority referred to in 3° of Article L. 1441-12; 3° Emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-13

In each hospital and university centre, a biomedical and public health research committee is set up to be consulted on matters determined by regulation, in particular on the conditions under which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-13

An agreement is signed between the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and each health care organisation on the list mentioned in article L. 6113-12. If a health care o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-4 (art. A312-9)

NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A SPORTS VENUE OPEN TO THE PUBLICARRÊTÉ PREFECTORAL N° du approving a sports venue open to the public, in accordance with the French Sports Code.Maximum number of spectators in e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

I.-The appropriate advertising of policyholders referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 132-27-2 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of information communic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article L5422-13

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 5424-1, in which the employer itself is responsible for the cost and management of the insurance allowance, all employers shall insure all employees, inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-25

The employer shall ensure that the delimitation of zones is always appropriate, particularly in the light of the results of the checks on the effectiveness of the means of prevention provided for in s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-13

No person may be entered on the list of sworn goods brokers of a court of appeal unless he fulfils the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Union or of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-13

Research may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the research and compatible with the safety requirements of the persons undergoing the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health monitoring

Article L1413-13

In the event of risks to public health or to the health of a person due to an abnormality arising during investigations, treatments or preventive actions, the administrative authority may give formal…

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