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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-40-1

…resolution authorities concerned in accordance with the conditions set out in III of Article L. 613-40. To this end, it may refer the matter to the European Banking Authority under the conditions set…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-4

…roves the budget and its amendments, the financial account for the financial year ended and the allocation of the result and gives its opinion on the annual activity report; 2° It sets the guidelines…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-4

To carry out its duties, the trade union committee meets when convened by its chairman. The chairman is required to convene, within one month, the commission at the request:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-4

The establishments mentioned in Article L. 5142-1 are not authorised to supply the public with the veterinary medicinal products defined in Article L. 5141-2.However, these establishments may sell vet…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-45

…stion, information relating to:1° The young person's forenames, surname and date of birth ;2° The vocational training followed, its duration and known training locations;3° A medical opinion stating t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-4

…s chapter, the following definitions shall apply 1° "Hazard" means the intrinsic property of a chemical agent which is likely to have a harmful effect; 2° "Risk" means the probability that the potenti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Exceptional situations involving work performed in a hyperbaric environment

Article R4461-49

In the event of an unforeseen event requiring a one-off modification to the work organisation initially defined, the employer may ask the worker to deviate from the maximum pressures authorised by his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-45

…al manager(s) of the university hospital centre(s) ; 2° The chairperson(s) of the institutional medical committee(s) of the university hospital centre(s); 3° The president(s) of the university(ies); 4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…pose of establishing crimes and offences punishable by imprisonment committed via electronic communications, and where justified by the requirements of the investigation or enquiry, officers or agents…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…rmacists, appointed by the Minister for Health, on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education; 2° A representative of the Director General of Healthcare; 3° A representative of the Direct…

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