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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-1

In the following provisions: - "body" means the national staff representative body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medical surveillance of specific categories of workers.

Article L4625-1-1

A decree by the Conseil d'Etat will adapt the rules defined in articles L. 4624-1 and L. 4624-2 for temporary employees and employees on fixed-term contracts. These adaptations guarantee them individu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Public information.

Article R513-10-14

The information made available to the public is : 1° The qualitative formula expressed in the form of the list of ingredients mentioned in 8° of article R. 513-10-5 ; 2° In addition, for the dangerous…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-14

The Management Board is composed equally of representatives of the professional sections defined in article R. 4021-15, appointed on their proposal by the Director General of the National Agency for P…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

The holder of a receipt of application for the first issue of the following residence permits is authorised to engage in professional activity: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Special provisions for the publication of a book in printed form

Article L132-17-4-1

For the publication of a book in printed form, if the parties agree on a provision for returns of unsold copies, this must be set under the conditions provided for by the binding agreement referred to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prohibited and regulated commercial practices

Article R132-1

Refusals to sell or provide services, in disregard of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 121-11, are punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences. Recidivism is punishable…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all victims

Article D594-12

Where the victim does not understand the French language, he or she is entitled, at his or her request, to a translation of the information essential to the exercise of his or her rights, in particula…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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

Article R5221-17

For the application of this section, orders issued by the Minister for Health, on a proposal from the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, shall spe…

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