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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-125

To be designated as a radiation protection advisor, the following is required: 1° For the person competent in radiation protection, a training certificate issued by a training body certified by a cert…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Individual health monitoring

Article R4513-12

…ealth and, for agricultural employees, of article R. 717-14 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, may be carried out by the occupational health doctor of the user undertaking on behalf of the extern…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Approved management centres

Article 1649 quater E

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16-3

…on. The hearing takes place and the decision is given in chambers. The debate is oral; the claimant may be heard in person at his request or that of his counsel; he may be assisted by his counsel. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-10

…president of the judicial court or his or her delegate under the conditions defined in articles R. 1231-2 and R. 1231-3. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, the consent of each of the perso…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 G

For reasons of confidentiality, the taxpayer may request that the matter be referred to another committee within the jurisdiction of the territorially competent administrative court of appeal. This co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Products not eligible for direct marketing

Article L341-10

…thout prejudice to the special rules applicable to the marketing of certain products, the following may not be marketed: 1° Products for which the maximum risk is not known at the time of subscription…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 161-2

If the period provided for in Article 161 exceeds one year, the investigating judge may request that a progress report be filed beforehand, which shall be notified to the parties in accordance with th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-16

…ction the accused labour tribunal member sits, the chairman of the National Disciplinary Commission may suspend a labour tribunal member for a period not exceeding six months, where there are facts ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

…nd safety inspector will work in the agency under the conditions set out in decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Labour Inspec…

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