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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-10

When the president of the industrial tribunal observes a temporary difficulty in the operation of a section, he may, after receiving the assent of the vice-president and subject to the agreement of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers authorised to carry out operations on or near electrical installations

Article R4544-10

A worker is authorised within the limits of the duties entrusted to him. The authorisation, issued by the employer, specifies the nature of the operations that the worker is authorised to carry out. B…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-10

…1-2-1, the President of the Court shall have the Registrar summon the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor natural person by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-103

The data relating to the quality of the water distributed includes in particular:-the results of the analysis of the samples provided for in articles R. 1321-15 to R. 1321-22 and their sanitary interp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-10

I. - The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV.II. - For the application of articles L. 5211-41, L. 5211-41-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-10

Skin-invasive tattooing may only be carried out using tattooing products that comply with the provisions of Articles L. 513-10-1 to L. 513-10-10. The rods used during initial piercing until healing an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-106

Transfers of leases (numbers 80 to 82 in Table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of a transfer of a construction lease, an emolument consisting of:a) A component equal to the emolument…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-10

…e Commission's secretariat is placed under the functional authority of the Chairman. It is provided by staff seconded by the Office. The Commission adopts internal rules in accordance with standard ru…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-13

On pain of inadmissibility of the application for review, the following must be submitted to the registry within the time limit for filing the statement of case:1° A copy of the decisions referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-10

…al products, within the meaning of 9° of article L. 5121-20, means all chemical, pharmaceutical and biological tests, non-clinical tests and clinical trials. Without prejudice to the provisions of Tit…

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