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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the enlarged committee

Article R4523-15

Meetings of the health, safety and working conditions committee of the user undertaking in an extended formation are held separately from those of the committee in an ordinary formation. The agenda fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-36

Decisions concerning the conformity of election propaganda documents may be contested by application to the judicial court, on pain of inadmissibility, within ten days of the notification referred to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-8

The national cosmetovigilance system comprises : 1° The National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products ; 2° The Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs, Competition and Fraud Control…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-32

In the case of external quality control, the return to conformity of the devices is certified by the compliant results of a second quality control carried out on the device in accordance with the prov…

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

Article R6311-5

In addition to their tasks directly linked to the provision of emergency medical aid, the emergency medical aid services participate in health education, prevention and research. They also participate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6

In the branches concerning exclusively agricultural activities mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3°…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-4

The draft distribution is drawn up and notified to the creditors mentioned in articles R. 332-2 and R. 331-4, to the debtor and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the managing a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-8

The notice referred to in article R. 2131-7 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union under the conditions laid down in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. The purchaser may pub…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-2

The temporary protection scheme is open to foreign nationals in accordance with the procedures determined by the decision of the Council of the European Union referred to in Article 5 of Council Direc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune

Article L2113-13

The deputy mayor performs the duties of civil registrar and judicial police officer in the delegated commune. He may be responsible, in the delegated commune, for the enforcement of police laws and re…

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