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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…ed in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008; 2° Benzene; 3° The following derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: a) Nitro and chloron…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-10

…l the end of the seventh week of pregnancy. The doctor or midwife will monitor the woman in accordance with professional recommendations validated by the French National Authority for Health. II - Vol…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-10

…etary and financial regulations of the Corsican regional authority specify in particular: 1° The procedures for managing programme authorisations, commitment authorisations and related payment appropr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investigation of the request for expert appraisal

Article R7343-102

…nto account in particular: 1° The scope of the expert assessment; 2° Its feasibility; 3° The relevance of the questions formulated in the specifications with regard to the subject of the negotiations;…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book II: Provisions specific to each court.

Article 1037-1

In the event of referral back to the Court of Appeal, where the case was covered by the ordinary procedure, it shall be fixed within a short time under the conditions of Article 905. In this case, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-10

…s practising in La Réunion;5° A delegation comprising pharmacists practising in Mayotte.In the absence of a sufficient number of pharmacists to form a delegation, in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-10

…offers taking the form of a fundraising event that is not open to the public.II-Participatory finance intermediaries presenting only donation-based financing offers on their website are only required…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-10

…competent administrative authority ; 2° Les acquisitions à l'amiable, par adjudication ou par exercice du droit de préemption, d'immeubles, de droits réels immobiliers, de fonds de commerce et de droi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-5

…tatus records, shall be brought: 1° Either before the court within whose jurisdiction the person concerned resides; >or 2° Or before the court within whose jurisdiction the birth certificate of the pe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

The producer is liable ipso jure unless he proves:1° That he had not put the product into circulation;2° That, having regard to the circumstances, there are grounds for considering that the defect whi…

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