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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Collation of trade union election results

Article D2122-6

The system for centralising the results of the professional elections referred to in articles L. 2122-5 to L. 2122-10 in order to measure the audience of the trade union organisations must: a) Guarant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops.

Article R522-2

…the establishment, its equipment, its means of access and the nature and volume of expected traffic;5° Draft special regulations for the establishment.If the applicant is a company in the process of b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-22

…ed in 2° of the same article; c) A maximum of nine members from the three colleges mentioned in 6°, 5° and 4° of the same article; d) One representative of the State and one representative of the Mayo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of medical electroradiology technician or medical laboratory technician

Article R4354-10

The information sent, pursuant to article L. 4351-11 or article L. 4352-5, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the department or body responsible for registering the persons men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-34

…of management; 4° In a pharmaceutical establishment, with the responsible or delegated pharmacist; 5° In a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article R. 5142-1, with the pharmacist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

…over which they extend ; 4° Offences provided for in Articles 435-1 to 435-10 of the Criminal Code; 5° Offences provided for in Articles 1741 and 1743 of the General Tax Code, when committed as part o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-2

…ity hospital, at home, particularly in the days following their return home or during consultations;5° Gathering epidemiological and public health information, and processing this information, in part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

I.-In the month following the admission to psychiatric care decided upon in application of this chapter or resulting from the decision mentioned in article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

…ding a maximum of 10% for the group formed by:a) Shares in foreign insurance companies mentioned in 5° bis of article R. 332-2 ;b) The shares and units referred to in 6°, 7° to 7°c and 9°d of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

The account of an employee who has worked half or more of the legal or collectively agreed working time over the year is topped up for that year up to a maximum amount. The value of this ceiling may n…

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