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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-4

…sposal of shareholdings, and the purchase, sale or lease of buildings; 4° It authorises loans and accepts gifts and legacies; 5° It decides on legal actions and settlements. It may delegate these powe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

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

…re of medicated animal feed and intermediate products approved under Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018 to manufacturers of medicated animal feed and intermediate products.The Minister for Agr…

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

Article R4153-45

…tablishment declaring the derogation shall make available to the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer, from the time each young person is assigned to the work in question, information relating to:1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-4

…tential for harm will be achieved under the conditions of use and/or exposure; 3° "Health surveillance" means the assessment of a worker's state of health in relation to his exposure to specific chemi…

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

Article R4461-49

…loyer may ask the worker to deviate from the maximum pressures authorised by his hyperbaric fitness certificate, subject to implementing the necessary safety measures as defined in 3° of Article R. 44…

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

Article R6142-45

…the following persons or their representative: 1° The general manager(s) of the university hospital centre(s) ; 2° The chairperson(s) of the institutional medical committee(s) of the university hospit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-42

I.-The apprenticeship contract may be performed in part abroad for a period not exceeding one year. The duration of the contract in France must be at least six months. During the period of mobility ab…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

The Regional Sports Conference deliberates by a simple majority of the members present. However, when it adopts the territorial sports project or its revision, and when it is consulted in application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-4

…policies and strategies; 3° To provide the public authorities with forward-looking thinking and advice on public health issues;4° To contribute to the development of a comprehensive and concerted chil…

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