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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-15

…neral meeting under the conditions set out in article R. 1423-23 to elect a new chairman or a new vice-chairman when one of these offices becomes vacant for one of the following reasons: 1° Refusal of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-61

In undertakings with fifty or more employees which are not required to have a social and economic committee or a body of the type mentioned in article R. 2312-60, a special committee is set up and con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-15

…r Employment; 2° For company-level agreements, the Prefect of the département in which the head office of the company is located; 3° For group-level agreements, the Prefect of the département in which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal and termination of compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-74-8

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or withdraw a compassionate access authorisation if the conditions laid down in I, II and V…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-38

…ust, at the insurer's request, provide the following information:1° Full name ;2° Their date and place of birth;3° The full name, date and place of birth of the victim;4° His relationship to the victi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-1

Without prejudice to articles L. 1111-8, L. 1111-9 et L. 1111-9-1, and in compliance with France's international commitments, the European Collectivity of Alsace is responsible for organising within i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-10

Renewal of the authorisation is subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 6122-2 and L. 6122-5.It may also be subject to the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-16

Only doctors, midwives, family planning or education centres and health centres that have signed the agreement referred to in article R. 2212-9 may obtain the medicines required to carry out a volunta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…on is contrary to the provisions relating to the establishment of criminal liability for press offences in the loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presseet de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 19…

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