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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-5

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may ask a hospital involved in a restructuring operation to cut jobs and revise its multiannual contract of objectives and resources. The Director Ge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 205

Supplementary information shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions relating to preliminary investigations either by one of the members of the Investigating Chamber or by an investigating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book VII of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-810

At the end of the period of leave, the beneficiary of the time savings account returns to the position he occupied before his departure.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-14

The Marseilles marine firefighters battalion is authorised to provide, for the benefit of its personnel and that of other defence formations, instruction relating to the prevention and fighting of fir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-180

The order made pursuant to Article 706-179 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the public prosecutor or the parties,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-61

All tenderers who have submitted tenders which have not been rejected as inappropriate, irregular or unacceptable shall be invited simultaneously by electronic means to participate in the electronic a…

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

Article 695-8

The national member shall be a senior magistrate seconded to the Eurojust Agency for a period of five years, renewable once, by order of the Minister of Justice.The Minister of Justice may issue instr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals against visa refusals

Article D312-5-2

The Deputy Director of Visas may either reject the appeal or instruct the diplomatic or consular authority to which the initial application was made to issue the requested short-stay visa. He may dele…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-3

The purpose of safety training is to instruct workers in the precautions to be taken to ensure their own safety and, where appropriate, that of other people working in the establishment. It covers : 1…

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