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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART FIVE

Article Annexe 51-1

LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CLASSIFIED IN FOUR GROUPS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE R. 5132-40 Group 1Acetazolamide.Etacrynic acid.Tienilic acid.Altizide.Ambuside.Amiloride.Bendroflumethiazide.Benzthiazide.…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-84

The persons mentioned in Article R. 123-220 likely to be registered immediately in the national register of companies and establishments are those covered by at least one of the provisions set out bel…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-5

The Regional and Departmental Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion (DRDJSCS), the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion (DRJSCS) or the Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-166

The candidate referred to in article A. 212-165 wishing to obtain a certificate of qualification and aptitude must compile a file comprising : 1° An application on plain paper; 2° An individual civil…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

The following are published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° The list provided for in Article 133 of the Public Procurement Code ; 2° The list of cinematographic works that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-4

A decree in the Council of State shall establish the list of industries authorised to benefit from the derogations to the weekly rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-5 to L. 3132-7 and for you…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article A222-2

For each cinematographic or audiovisual work, persons whose business is the publication of videograms intended for the private use of the public must keep an up-to-date document, in accordance with a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-5

The public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and their contributing or beneficiary member municipalities are informed of the distribution of the contributions and allocations respectively…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-4

The transaction is effected by the payment to the operator for whose benefit the security service is provided, of a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, the sum due in respect of the transport.I. -…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2283-2

In companies and organisations where no trade union delegate has been appointed or where the agreement defining the procedures for exercising employees' right of expression, as provided for in article…

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