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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-34

When, in application of Article L. 1142-11, the Commission is considering removing an expert from the national list of medical accident experts on its own initiative, it refers the matter to the Commi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article D571-3

…onal authorisation to stay in a prohibited locality decided pursuant to article 762-5, paragraph 2; 5° Any search order issued against the convicted person pursuant to the combined provisions of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-2

Any work performed during a period of at least nine consecutive hours, including the period between midnight and 5 a.m., is considered to be night work. The period of night work begins at 9 p.m. at th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Permanence of care

Article L6314-1

The public service mission of permanence of care is carried out, in collaboration with health establishments, by the doctors mentioned inarticle L. 162-5 of the Social Security Code, as part of their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-6

…able, the unique identification number. II - For digital asset service providers mentioned in 3° to 5° of Article L. 54-10-5, the information referred to in Article D. 54-10-2. III -The identity of di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2-2

By way of derogation from 8° of Article L. 4211-1, in vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories intended to perform self-diagnostics, as defined in point 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-8

…akings or bodies that have entered into commitments and to the Minister responsible for the economy;5° For the decisions referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 461-3 taken following a referra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: CONTROLS

Article R810-1

In accordance with article R. 270-4, the provisions of articles R. 811-1 to R. 811-5, R. 812-1 and R. 814-1 to R. 814-4 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-6

The members of the committee referred to in 2° of Article R. 15-33-29-5 and their alternates as well as, on the proposal of the members mentioned in 3° to 6° of the same article, the representatives o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-6

However, for the application of article L. 1612-5, a budget whose operating section includes or recovers a surplus and whose investment section is in real balance, after recovery for each of the secti…

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