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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-7

…ation and competence criteria defined by articles R. 4323-24 and R. 4323-100, self-employed workers may carry out periodic inspections of work equipment and personal protective equipment themselves. I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-74

…packagings on which it is impossible to include all the particulars provided for in Article R. 5141-73 may include only the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product ; 2° The quantit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-7

The responsible authority will indicate on these pages that the convicted person may exercise his/her right to access and rectify information concerning him/her with the Minister for Employment (Direc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-77

…te for Civil Servants. An alternate member is appointed for each full member. This alternate member may only sit in place of the full member.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-122

Where a case is referred to the Investigating Chamber pursuant to Article 706-120, its president shall order, either of his or her own motion or at the request of the civil party, the public prosecuto…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-7

…e L. 1125-1 and the performance studies referred to in Article L. 1126-1, the internal-use pharmacy may dispense the products required for these to investigators in the research sites where the resear…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Clean seawater quality and monitoring

Article R1322-71

…in the first paragraph also defines the additional quality limits and references which the Prefect may, as part of the order authorising the production of clean seawater, require to be complied with,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6362-7

…amber and until the end of the procedure provided for in article LO 6362-4, the Territorial Council may not vote on budgetary matters, except for the deliberation provided for in the second paragraph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-7

…ve been paid up to the amount due. It decides on the adoption of the Articles of Association, which may only be amended unanimously by all subscribers, and appoints the first directors or members of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article L343-7

…ing of the waiting area, journalists holding the professional identity card mentioned in article L. 7111-6 du code du travail may be authorised to access waiting areas.The taking of images and sound o…

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