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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-2

…ntial changes in organisation, the introduction of new working methods or new production processes; 8° Transfers of production 9° mergers 10° Reduction in size or closure of undertakings, establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-9

…II of articles L. 3211-12 and L. 3211-12-1 and articles L. 3212-7, L. 3213-1, L. 3213-3 and L. 3213-8, the director of the establishment receiving the patient will convene a panel made up of three mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-10

The person responsible for the activities referred to in Articles L. 4211-8 and L. 4211-9 must be a pharmacist, a doctor or a person authorised to practise as a doctor or pharmacist, or a person with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-22

…referred to in Article L. 311-5 and in the preventive resolution plan referred to in Article L. 311-8. On the basis of this assessment, the colleges shall ensure that the assignees, prospective assign…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-16

…dministrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he is not registered on the list of court-appoi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-1

…712-9 to R. 712-11, R. 712-13 to R. 712-19, R. 712-23 and R. 712-23-1, R. 714-2 R. 714-4 to R. 714-8 and R. 716-1 to R. 716-14 shall apply to international trademark registrations extended to France…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-1

…sentenced to socio-judicial supervision in accordance with the terms of articles 131-36-1 to 131-36-8 of the Penal Code is placed under the control of the sentence enforcement judge in whose jurisdict…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-1

…is not the subject in France of either the marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 or an application under examination for such authorisation, the Agence nationale de sécurité du mé…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55

…23 and 131-24,132-55 of the Penal Code, R. 623-11 to R. 623-23 of the Penitentiary Code and L. 412-8 (5°) of the Social Security Code shall apply to the performance of the work provided for by 6° of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Arrangements for placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article R61-11

…es or a master's degree in psychology, other than those designated under 4° and 5° of Article R. 61-8.The conclusions of this examination are notified by registered letter to the sentenced person and…

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