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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-13

When making the declaration referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 23-112-12, the employee trade union organisation shall notify the employer or employers of the employee or employees it des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-23

Where gametes, initially stored with a view to medically assisted procreation on the basis of article L. 2141-2, or pursuant to articles L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12, are donated, the provisions of Chapt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transnational posting of workers

Article R364-2

Failure by an employer to submit the documents referred to in articles R. 342-7, R. 342-8, R. 342-10 and R. 342-11 to the Labour Inspector, or the documents referred to in article R. 342-12 to the Dir…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Definition of categories and sub-categories.

Article A344-2

Transactions carried out by undertakings subject to State supervision by virtue of Article L. 310-1 or 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 and by the supplementary occupational pension funds referred to i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-3

Raw materials for pharmaceutical use comply with pharmacopoeia specifications where these exist. Active substances used as starting materials in medicinal products for human use are manufactured and d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-28

I.-For the medical devices mentioned in article R. 5212-26, the operator is required :1° Keep a regularly updated inventory of the devices it operates, mentioning for each of them the common and comme…

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

Article L2336-2

I. - From 2012, the aggregate tax potential of an inter-municipal grouping is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying the average national tax rate fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-15

The data used to assess any gaps in representation between women and men referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are as follows: 1° The percentage of women among all senior managers within the meaning of Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-15

The expiry date of the temporary residence permit issued under the conditions defined in articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13 may not be later than that of the temporary residence permit issued, pursuant…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-13

Any person who, in breach of the prohibition provided for in articles L. 332-11 and L. 332-12, enters or goes to or near a venue where a sporting event is taking place or who, without legitimate reaso…

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