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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-7

Sliding, revolving or upward-opening doors do not qualify as emergency doors. They are not considered as regulatory clearances. However, power-operated sliding doors which, in the event of failure of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Skills assessment

Article R6313-7

…riod of one year:-the summary document in the case mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6313-4;-documents to which the beneficiary has given written consent based on the need to monitor his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-7

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-10-1, the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the medical and dental surgeons' orders shall sit with the regional or inter-regional council and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-75

…ot apply to companies operating in one or more of the classes mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-7

…mployer of the declaration of the invention containing the indications provided for in articles R. 611-2 (1° and 2°) and R. 611-3 or, in the event of a recognised and justified request for additional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-71

If the ceiling referred to in the last paragraph of Article D. 6331-69 is exceeded or if the specific body referred to in Article L. 6331-60 malfunctions, the Minister responsible for vocational train…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Co-contractor established abroad

Article D8222-7

…til the end of its performance, its co-contractor established or domiciled abroad provides it with: 1° In all cases, the following documents: a) A document stating its individual identification number…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article 714

…establishment for sentenced persons, under the conditions set out in the provisions of articles L. 112-3, L. 211-1 and L. 211-2 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706

…y perform the duties of a specialist assistant to an investigating division mentioned in article 52-1 or a judicial court mentioned in articles 704 or 705 category A or B civil servants and persons ho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

…purpose of building, renovating, restructuring or making accessible as provided for in articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation for the benefit of main or sec…

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