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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-20-1

The employer must prove that he has referred the matter to the accredited body or the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire within the time limit set.It shall forward the results to the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-1

…that he has referred the matter to the accredited body or, failing that, to the national metrology and testing laboratory within the time limit set and shall forward the results to the labour inspect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Health, safety and working conditions committee

Article R1233-25-2

The provisions of articles R. 1233-8 and R. 1233-9 are applicable to the term of office of staff representatives on the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and implementation of prenatal diagnosis

Article R2131-2-2

The Minister for Health shall determine by order : 1° On a proposal from the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, the recommendations for good practice relating to access, care for pregna…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3143-2-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3142-36 to L. 3142-41, relating to mutual training leave, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is punishable by a third-cl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-1

…ear on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 2141-4. An order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Director General of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-2-1

…osecutor sends the Attorney General the annual criminal policy report on the application of the law and the general instructions, as well as the annual report on the activity and management of his Pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-1

Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of this Part applies to Mayotte subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article L511-2-1

…the authorised agents referred to in this chapter may be drawn up or converted into digital format and may be stored in their entirety in this form, in secure conditions, without the need for a paper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-22

I.-Natural persons guilty of the offence referred to in article L. 1125-21 shall also be liable to the following penalties: 1° disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with…

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