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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-27

…ting, use, development and maintenance of magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field when the preventive measures put in place by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7227-15

…iding the training course or session has received approval issued by the Minister responsible for local authorities under the conditions laid down by Articles R. 1221-1 to R. 1221-22-1, and if the tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article R5422-5

In order to fulfil their obligation to register as defined in article L. 5422-13, employers who take on an employee for the first time and are required to insure them against the risk of loss of emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article R4422-2

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptations: 1° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-37

…111-28, sets out: 1° The conditions under which the staff of this establishment provide psychiatric care within the prison; 2° The methods of coordination with the public health establishment that has…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R6223-40

An original or a copy of the instrument amending the Articles of Association is filed by one of the legal representatives with the Trade and Companies Register in which the company is registered. Unti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 7

…ken; I. Marital status (single, married, divorced, separated, cohabiting, separated); J. Where applicable, surname and first name of the applicant's spouse and children; K. Applicant's contact details…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

…sion on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation to use an internal risk assessment approach as referred to in Article L. 51…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

…nted by an institution acting as UCITS custodian, a credit institution whose registered office is located in a Member State of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an investment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-32

With due respect for the rights of the parties, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique shall promote or encourage a conciliatory solution. Where it draws up a concil…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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