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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

…d aircraft and spacecraft;4° Working in a situation of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency.II-Workers with individual dosimetric monitoring as defined in I of Article R. 4451-64…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-5

…f the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 236-9 and articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-15 are applicable in the event of the formation of a European holding company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Students in medicine, dentistry, midwifery and pharmacy.

Article L6153-5

Students in the third cycle of medical studies may administer, as part of a training period and under the supervision of the training supervisor, vaccines, the list of which and, where applicable, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article D1115-5

The provisions of Title II of decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 on the codification and amendment of texts relating to the economic and financial control of the State and, where applicable, those of dé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-5

…holder of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2151-9, by the practitioner approved in application of Article L. 2131-4-2 or by the practitioner working, in accordance with the fifth paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-5

For the application of article L. 1142-5 in Wallis and Futuna, the first two paragraphs are replaced by the following provisions: An order of the Minister for Health shall designate the conciliation a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Powers of investigation

Article L512-51

…of offences and breaches mentioned in articles L. 511-5 and L. 511-7 and infringements of Book IV, category A and B competition, consumer affairs and fraud prevention officers may, at the request of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-54

With the exception of those provisions of this section and section 5 devoted to the regional intervention fund which derogate therefrom, the regional health agency shall be subject to the provisions o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-58

The provisions of articles L. 512-55 to L. 512-57 are applicable to the caisses de crédit mutuel of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, governed by the local law of 1 May 1889, as amended, on cooperative…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to 6° or 7° of article L. 731-3 or articles L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 to fail to comply with the obliga…

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