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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-10

…stimulation tests or provocation tests; 7° Installation of immobilisation systems after reduction; 8° Organ transplantation and tissue grafting activities in a multidisciplinary team; 9° Medical tran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…ablishment within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of article 46 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012. For the first year for which the public institution collects th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…rveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011: 1° Exhibiting, offering for sale, selling, importing, hiring out, making ava…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018L. 5211-7Law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on differentiation, decentralisat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3-1

…ocument by electronic means provided for in the same first paragraph shall apply: a) As from 1 July 2023, to companies with a workforce of one hundred and fifty employees or more; b) As from dates set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

…5; 7° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in Article L. 426-23; 8° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in Article L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768

…ies;5° Judgements pronouncing personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in article L. 653-8 of the Commercial Code;6° All judgements pronouncing the forfeiture of parental authority or the w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…stablishment as provided for in article L. 5124-4 in the event of the death of the owner pharmacist;8° The conditions under which pharmaceutical companies and establishments may be advertised;9° The p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-6-1

…es provided for in paragraph 4 of Article 95, paragraph 2 of Article 97 and paragraph 1 of Article 98 of this Regulation;2° Failing to carry out withdrawal or recall measures ordered pursuant to parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-2

…ge de la concurrence et de la consommation";3° Du 4° de l'article L. 5211-6 et de l'article L. 5221-8, les mots: " l'autorité administrative chargée de la concurrence et de la consommation " sont remp…

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