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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-12

I. - The Ministry of Defence shall enter into a specific five-year contract with the Regional Health Agency in the following cases:1° An armed forces hospital is established within the remit of the Re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Length of training period

Article R426-18

In the case provided for in 1° of article R. 426-16, the duration of the traineeship may not exceed six months where it relates to vocational training.In the case provided for in 2° of article R. 426-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Allocation of free shares to company employees

Article 1127

No tax shall be levied on free allocations of shares made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies;…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1

Rights related to copyright corresponding to satellite broadcasting of a performer's performance, a phonogram, a videogram or the programmes of a broadcasting organisation are governed by the provisio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-15

I.-The employer shall carry out measurements in the workplace when the results of the risk assessment show that exposure is likely to reach or exceed one of the following levels: 1° For the whole body…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-5

The time limits relating to the length of pre-trial detention provided for in articles 145-1 to 145-3 are no longer applicable once the investigating judge has issued his order for referral to the tri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article R252-1

The public prosecutor is competent to refer the matter to the judicial court or the commercial court, as appropriate, pursuant to Article 32-1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2137/85 of the Council of the Euro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-1

The joint training courses mentioned in article L. 2212-1, which aim to improve social dialogue practices in companies, are attended by employees and employers or their respective representatives join…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-16

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 512-15, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions in the event of serious and imminent danger and the right of withdrawal.

Article L4526-1

In the event of serious and imminent danger, the employer shall, as soon as he is aware of it, inform the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in article L. 8112-1, the prevention depart…

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