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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a legal entity or natural person in application of article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated : 1° If there is a social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Indoor and outdoor lactaria

Article D2323-2

The role of the indoor and outdoor lactariums is to: 1° Collect breast milk; 2° Prepare, qualify and process breast milk; 3° Store breast milk; 4° Distribute and dispense breast milk on medical prescr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-20

Under the conditions laid down in this section, midwives participate in the clinical activities of medically assisted procreation carried out with or without a third party donor, as well as in gamete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Support for the development of employment and skills

Article D5121-1

The agreements on support for the development of employment and skills referred to in Article L. 5121-1 determine in particular: 1° The scope of the agreement: professional branches or territories; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4352-2

The duration of the preparatory course for the State diploma of medical laboratory technician is set at three years. Decrees issued by the Minister for Health set out in particular: 1° The conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-10

The nurse will organise follow-up for each pupil to whom emergency contraception has been administered. In all cases, it is the nurse's responsibility to ensure that the pupil receives psychological s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-2

The response to the employee's request is sent to him/her within thirty days of receipt of the request. It contains information relating to : 1° The existence or otherwise of a declaration prior to re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-268

The organisation and operation of the interventional sector, in particular the protected interventional unit, are specified and recorded in a document brought to the attention of all staff working in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Cases where short-term prescriptions are not used.

Article 355

1. The prescriptions referred to in article 352, paragraph 1 and in article 353 shall not apply and shall become thirty years when, before the terms provided for, a claim is made, an order is made, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D3312-12

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 3312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the department relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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