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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-13

…or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 18°, 19° and 20° of article R. 1413-12, within the limits that it shall deter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Derogations

Article R4437-1

…ctor may grant exemptions from the provisions of article R. 4432-3 and 1° and 2° of article R. 4434-7.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-41-1

…ed in the interests of the specific needs of defence, pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 6122-7, after consulting the Minister for Defence. The latter shall be informed of any decision taken by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-5

…10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and subsections 1, 2 , 3 and 7 of Section 3 of Chapter II of Title II of Book I;3° Chapters I, II and III of Title II of Book II;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article R2223-4

…cal public body concerned may request the opinion of the expert body referred to in article R. 2212-7 on the draft partnership contract. When the matter is referred to it, the expert body issues an op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-11

…ent of integration actions, the Prefect may conclude the agreements provided for in article L. 5132-7 with associations applying for the status of intermediary association contributing to the professi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional or establishment director

Article R5312-25

…Director General, the Regional Director or the Director of an establishment created on the basis of 7° of Article R. 5312-6 leads and controls the activity of Pôle emploi in the region or within the j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Radiological procedures likely to be performed by specially authorised persons.

Article R4351-28

The persons referred to in Article L. 4351-7 may only take part, under the conditions laid down in that Article and for the performance of the radiography examinations listed in Article R. 4351-29: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agreement on the duration of the contract

Article R6222-6

…d may be reduced or extended by the agreement provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 6222-7-1, after assessment by the apprentice training centre of the apprentice's initial level of skills…

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