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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Partial exemptions granted by the administrative authority

Article R4227-56

Exemption is granted after investigation by the Labour Inspectorate. It is granted after obtaining the opinion of: 1° The social and economic committee; 2° The departmental consultative committee on s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-9

When the committee, in application of article L. 3212-9, requires the psychiatric care measure to be lifted, it notifies the director of the establishment by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-273

A dental surgeon is prohibited from managing or accepting management of a dental practice, unless authorisation is granted in exceptional cases by the Conseil national de l'ordre after consulting the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-23

The lists mentioned in articles R. 6241-21 and R. 6241-22 are the subject of an opinion from the bureau of the regional committee for employment, vocational training and guidance mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Application for approval

Article R7232-1

The application for authorisation from a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur mentioned in article L. 7232-1 is sent by its legal representative to the departmental prefect by electronic means o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of performance times

Article R7422-1

In the cases provided for in article L. 7422-2, the schedule of working hours is drawn up by the Prefect, after consulting a departmental committee made up of three employers and three homeworkers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-4

The emergency medical aid services may participate in the medical coverage of large gatherings in accordance with the procedures laid down by the police authorities concerned after consulting the dire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biological diagnosis performed on cells taken from an in vitro embryo

Article R162-44

Subject to having been approved under the conditions provided for in 7° of this article, the multidisciplinary centre for prenatal diagnosis of the territorial public health establishment of Mayotte h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-22

The companies involved in the merger that are registered in France shall file a notice of the proposed cross-border merger with the registry of the commercial court at their registered office. This no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69

I.-For each of the indications for which an application for early access authorisation has been submitted as mentioned in article R. 5121-68, the Haute Autorité de santé will inform the applicant of i…

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