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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles and definitions

Article R4222-3

…provided naturally by the wind or by the difference in temperature between the outside and inside; 7° Total dust: any solid particle whose aerodynamic diameter is no more than 100 micrometres or whos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-60-2

…pharmaceutical establishments of the National Public Health Agency mentioned in article L. 1413-4; 7° the fire and rescue services referred to in article L. 1424-1 of the General Local Authorities Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-43

…as all the agreements mentioned in 2° of article R. 6113-35 ; 6° Legal proceedings and settlements; 7° Decisions relating to the implementation of automated processing of nominative information mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-6

The purpose of the recruitment procedure as a hospital practitioner is to fill the vacancy for a position in an activity unit of a public health institution, declared by the Director General of the Na…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-13

A junior doctor suffering from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6153-1-14, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-44…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-23

The declaration must be accompanied by the following documents 1° Proof of the declarant's nationality ; 2° If the declarant considers that he fulfils the conditions laid down in 1° of Article L. 222-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-85

The Banque de France shall inform the institutions and persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-4

I.-Infringements of the regulations adopted in application of articles L. 1338-1 and L. 1338-2 are investigated and recorded by officers and agents of the judicial police in accordance with the Code o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L2641-1

…an agreement has not been extended by a decision of the Council of the European Union" are deleted;7° In Article L. 2171-2, the words: "mentioned in 1° of Article L. 301-2 of the French Construction…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-2

…e credit; 6° Transactions granted in the form of an overdraft facility repayable within one month ; 7° Contracts that are the expression of an agreement reached before a court; 8° Contracts resulting…

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