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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-38

The patient concerned by the measure and, where applicable, his lawyer, the person responsible for his legal protection or, if he is a minor, his legal representatives, as well as, where applicable, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3664-2

For the application of article L. 3662-5, the Lyon metropolitan authority may neutralise the budget, on the one hand, of the depreciation allowance for public buildings, less the amount of the annual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R4313-3

…on of the methods used for depreciation;4° A presentation of the balance of financial transactions ;5° The presentation of the statement of charges transferred to investment;6° The presentation of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Employee information and training

Article R4447-1

…ions, as well as the usefulness and manner of detecting and reporting the symptoms of such injuries;5° The conditions under which workers have the right to individual monitoring of their state of heal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-37

…recherche et de sécurité and the conditions for their contribution to the training update courses; 5° The conditions for recognition of the equivalent nature of the training referred to in Article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4111-39

Persons who are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection, and French nationals who have returned to France at the request of the French authorities,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-26

The National Council rejects irregular, unacceptable, inappropriate or abnormally low tenders under the conditions set out in Articles L. 2152-1 to L. 2152-6 and R. 2152-1 to R. 2152-5 of the French P…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-7

Persons who are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and French nationals who have returned to France at the request of the French authorities an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-73

…atory is a member, although this may not take precedence over the identification of the laboratory; 5° Titles and functions recognised by the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens; 6° Honorary d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article A761-1

…the site with regard, in particular, to its compatibility with the town planning documents in force;5° A location plan of the market showing, in particular, the road and rail links.The dossier is sent…

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