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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: School and university health services.

Article L2325-2

…aff in public or private teaching and educational establishments and all persons who are in regular contact with pupils in the premises of the said establishments must undergo, periodically and at lea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-1

…e of Criminal Procedure.All persons undergoing psychiatric care or their families have the right to contact the practitioner or mental health team, public or private, of their choice both within and o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138-2

…ividuals may exercise their rights of access, rectification of data and limitation of processing by contacting the employer or, where applicable, the Minister for Labour. The right to object does not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Training eligible under the personal training account

Article D6323-6

…oned in article L. 6111-6. To this end, the holder of the account is informed of the possibility of contacting a professional development counselling body for support in considering his or her profess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

…ith their use in conjunction with the materials, substances and gases with which they may come into contact during their normal use, the risks of injury associated with their physical characteristics…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

…med on the premises, or to provide accommodation, they also keep an annual summary register showing details of their purchases. A decree sets the conditions under which this book and register are kept…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L137-3

I.-The provider of an online content sharing service shall provide, at the request of copyright holders, relevant and precise information on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-22

An annual or multi-annual mission statement sets out the detailed content of the tasks entrusted to each member of staff working as a technical sports advisor and the terms and conditions of their inv…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Confidentiality

Article L2132-1

The purchaser may not disclose confidential information of which he has become aware during the course of the procurement procedure, such as information the disclosure of which would infringe business…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Confidentiality

Article L3122-3

The conceding authority may not communicate confidential information that it holds in the context of a concession contract, such as information the disclosure of which would violate business secrecy,…

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