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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R8222-3

The injunction sent to the company in an irregular situation by the legal entity governed by public law, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 8222-6, shall be sent by registered letter with a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public health establishments specifically designed to receive people who have been imprisoned or placed in secure detention.

Article R6147-70

The directors of establishments exclusively intended to receive prisoners or persons placed in secure detention are chosen from the management staff of the decentralised departments of the prison admi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-360

The medical committee provided for in article R. 6152-36 is responsible for giving an opinion on the physical and mental fitness of practitioners to carry out their duties, as well as on any medical i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for recognition of a field of specialisation

Article R6213-2

The request for recognition is sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a file, the composition of which is set by an order of the mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-48

For the purposes of preparing the approval, by their respective ministers, of the deliberations of the Board of Directors falling within the joint remit, a supervisory board brings together the member…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-7

The institution is responsible for conserving, restoring, studying, enriching, presenting to the public and promoting collections in the sporting domain belonging to the State, local authorities, publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisation of establishments taking samples.

Article L1242-1

Tissues from the human body may only be removed with a view to donation for therapeutic purposes in health establishments authorised for this purpose by the administrative authority after obtaining th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-14

For the purposes of applying article L. 561-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code to life insurance or capitalisation contracts, where the insurance undertaking is unable to meet the obligations set ou…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L632-2

The summons referred to in 2° of article L. 632-1 is given to the foreign national at least fifteen days before the committee meeting. It specifies that the person concerned has the right to be assist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-34

I. - After receiving the application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 532-30, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall examine whether the AIFM's designation of France as the reference Mem…

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