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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-508-1

…pital medical staff status until he/she is appointed for a probationary period in the speciality concerned in a post corresponding to the functions for which he/she was recruited; 2° The undertaking b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration.

Article D6152-514-1

The allowances mentioned in 2° of article R. 6152-514 are : 1° Allowances for taking part in on-call duty or for periods of work in excess of weekly service obligations: a) hardship allowances corresp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-5

…525-8 or a bureau de change, fails to withdraw from circulation, prior to issuing euro banknotes received from the public, banknotes which he has sufficient reason to believe to be counterfeit; An em…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-5

…tion taken within two months of the notification sent by the representative of the State in accordance with the first paragraph of this article and in application of II of article L. 2336-3 and II of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-5

…lis and Futuna, the words: "the provisions of articles L. 3115-1, L. 3116-3 and L. 3116-5" are replaced by the words: "the provisions of article L. 3115-1".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-5

…rm or portfolio management company to publish the annual accounts of the firm or company in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 533-5 is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-4

The transaction is effected by the payment to the operator for whose benefit the security service is provided, of a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, the sum due in respect of the transport.I. -…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Public contracts concluded by a contracting authority

Article L2513-5

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting authority to carry out the activity of a network operator which are subject to articles L. 2514-1 to L. 2514-4 or become so pursuant…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals granted a period for voluntary departure

Article R613-5

A foreign national who is granted a period of voluntary departure is informed that the administrative authority may terminate it if a reason for refusing this period appears after it has been notified…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

I.-The employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information:1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ;2° Taking part in operations involving the transport…

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