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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-11

In the absence of the agreement provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the database provided for in Article L. 2312-18 is set up at company level. In undertakings with a central social and economic commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…ciency virus pursuant to Article L. 3122-1; 3° bis Payment of compensation pursuant to Article L. 1221-14; 3° ter The payment of compensation pursuant to articles L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16 and L. 11…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

The Regional Sports Conference deliberates by a simple majority of the members present. However, when it adopts the territorial sports project or its revision, and when it is consulted in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138-2

Persons whose data is collected on the DEMAT @ AMIANTE platform receive the information provided for in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-24

…I of Book I of the regulatory part of the Code du Domaine de l'Etat and to the provisions of Decree No. 86-455 of 14 March 1986 relating to the abolition of property transaction and architecture commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

For a product mentioned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…sion or splitting of a custodial sentence, post-release monitoring ordered on the basis of article 721-2, judicial supervision or security supervision pursuant to the provisions of 5° and 6° of Articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-15

The final approval decision is notified to the delegated production company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision states that, in the lig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Additional dispensing of oral contraceptives by pharmacists

Article R5134-4-2

Where the pharmacist dispenses contraceptives pursuant to article R. 5134-4-1 : 1° He may not, in application of article R. 5132-12 and under the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of article R. 5132-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-40

…right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of…

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