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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-5

I.-The data collected directly by the French Anti-Doping Agency pursuant to article R. 232-85-4 is used for processing. II-This processing is also fed by data of the same nature made available to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Deductibles

Article D125-5-9

For property other than land motor vehicles, in a commune that does not have a plan for the prevention of foreseeable natural risks for the risk that is the subject of an order declaring a state of na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-2

Hospital practitioners may be placed on assignment with the National Management Centre mentioned in article L. 453-1 of the General Civil Service Code, for a maximum period of two years. During this p…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-5

I.-The chairman of the grouping's unified medical commission is vice-chairman of the strategic committee and vice-chairman of the executive boards of the establishments belonging to the grouping.II.-T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

The administrative authority shall notify the employer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

I. - The national member may, as a national authority with the authorisation of the competent judicial authority, submit requests or take decisions in matters of judicial cooperation in application, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

If it finds that there is a functional deficit attributable to benfluorex, the College of Experts will issue an opinion on the circumstances, causes, nature and extent of the damage and on the liabili…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R1233-3-5

When the collective redundancy project concerns establishments under the jurisdiction of several regional directors of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment, the employer informs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-5

I. - Where the supervisory board is the competent authority to supervise the entity party to the agreement considering granting its support, it may authorise, prohibit or restrict the scope of a suppo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-9

I. - Within one month of the date of transmission of the business reorganisation plan referred to in Article L. 613-55-8, the resolution board shall assess the ability of the plan to restore the long-…

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