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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-52

Candidate trade union organisations whose candidacy is published on the website of the Ministry of Labour mentioned in article R. 2122-38 shall file their election propaganda documents on the website…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

…141-8 for a variation to a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment as part of a national procedure or a mutual recognition procedure for which France acts as the reference Member State is set…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-5

…ply with the provisions relating to the age of admission set out in articles L. 4153-1 to L. 4153-5 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punisha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tobacco

Article 570

I. - In accordance with the procedures laid down by regulation, all suppliers are subject to the following obligations:1° Deliver tobacco only to the tobacconists designated in article 568;2° Retain o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-5

The provisions of Articles 72, 75, 76, 77, 80, 87, 88, 89 and 90 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) shall apply to the clinical investigations provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 82 of Regulatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Common areas

Article R1331-51

The various household waste containers are managed in such a way as to minimise any nuisance to the immediate neighbourhood. Bins are put out or placed as far away as possible from doors and windows.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Common areas

Article R1331-50

The communal areas of an apartment building are accessible and maintained in a clean, functional and well-maintained condition.Each courtyard or small courtyard is accessible from a communal area and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Workers in identical jobs with several employers

Article D4624-59

…eously performs at least two employment contracts, whether fixed-term or open-ended; 2° The jobs concerned fall within the same socio-professional category according to the nomenclature of professions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-5

Performance studies relating to dentistry may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a dental surgeon or a doctor with appropriate experience. Performance studies relating to midwi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Gardens and surrounding areas

Article R1331-52

Gardens and areas surrounding residential premises must be maintained in such a way as not to compromise the health and hygiene of these premises. When household waste containers and dustbins are stor…

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