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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional or establishment director

Article R5312-27

The Regional Director provides the Regional Prefect with the information required to analyse and monitor Pôle Emploi's activities in the region.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4322-27

…r inter-regional council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in I of article L. 4322-10-1. This restricted pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-27

The cash available to a skills operator at 31 December of a given year for work-linked training or the skills development plan may not exceed one third of the expenses recorded during the last financi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262

The divorce agreement or judgment may be relied on as against third parties, as regards the property of the spouses, from the day on which the formalities of mention in the margin prescribed by the ru…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 268

During the proceedings, the spouses may submit to the judge for approval agreements settling all or part of the consequences of the divorce. The judge, after checking that the interests of each of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 260

…dictions, one juror for every one thousand three hundred inhabitants, although the number of jurors may not be less than two hundred. An order of the Minister of Justice may, for the annual list of ea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-26

…Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi shall publish the list of admissible applications on the website provided for in Article R. 7343-10 fifteen days after expiry of the applicati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisions specific to "Care without consent".

Article D6124-265

In addition to the premises mentioned in article D. 6124-257, hospital units include: 1° One or more calming areas, adapted to the nature of the patient's care and the therapeutic project implemented,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisions specific to "Care without consent".

Article D6124-266

Minors hospitalised on an exceptional basis in application of article R. 6123-200 are cared for in a single room.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Specific rights and duties linked to the exercise of control functions

Article R8124-27

…action. They are free to decide what action to take in response to their actions and findings. They may give advice or make observations, refer the matter to the judicial authorities or take administr…

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