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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Risk prevention

Article R5139-25

Establishments in which operations are carried out on micro-organisms or toxins included on the list drawn up in application of article L. 5139-1 and identified as presenting the highest risks to publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

The Scientific Advisory Board is convened by its Chairman, or at the request of the Managing Director, or at the motivated initiative of at least one third of its members, or at the request of the Boa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-25

The order ruling on the request shall be notified to the applicant by the registrar. If a conciliator is appointed, the notification shall reproduce the provisions of articles R. 611-27 and R. 611-28.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-253

The following information relating to the company's governance shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° The surn…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-25

General documentation and quotations must include an indication of the name, legal representative and address of the operator and, where applicable, its registration number in the Trade Register or th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

The hearings are held and the judgment is delivered in chambers. However, if the adult defendant or his or her lawyer so requests from the outset of the proceedings, they shall be held and the judgmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-25

I.- Workers exposed to electromagnetic fields assigned to workstations for which the exposure limit values set in article R. 4453-3 are exceeded will benefit from an information and prevention visit a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-25

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 3121-41 and the seventh paragraph of article L. 3121-44, overtime means hours worked : 1° More than thirty-nine hours per week. 2° Over and above the ave…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-25

In the event of failure to comply with an obligation to notify, declare or transmit statements, documents, data or hearings requested by the Secretary General or one of the panels of the Autorité, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-25

When, in the event of an appeal, the Criminal Appeals Chamber finds that the accused has been tried without the expert examination provided for by Article 706-115 has been carried out, except in cases…

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