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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conduct of the appraisal assignment

Article R7343-107

…aisal by the Director General of the Employment Platforms Social Relations Authority. The platforms may also provide the expert directly with the data needed to carry out its task. The platforms' prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-10

…spect of the same foreign employee and the Director General of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration has ordered the deposit, the Director General will divide the amount to be depos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-10

…ppointing inspectors and controllers to carry out the control missions provided for in article L. 1421-1 of this Code and article L. 313-13 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the Directo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-10

Foreign nationals wishing to work as salaried employees in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon must attach to their first application for a work permit the contract or promise of employment, specifying the occup…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-101

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé provides all relevant information to the European Medicines Agency, as well as to the International Narc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-10

…electricity or gas, any plans to amend the contractual provisions relating to the arrangements for determining the price of supply, as well as the reasons, preconditions and scope of the amendment, sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-3

…d the French language, he or she is entitled, at his or her request, to the assistance of an interpreter and to the translation, into a language that he or she understands, of information that is esse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-10

The mayor and deputy mayors are elected for the same term as the municipal council.However, in communes of 1,000 inhabitants or more, the term of office of the mayor and deputy mayors ends automatical…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-10

…council with an assessment of the implementation of the plan. The Regional Council deliberates and may decide to maintain the regional plan for spatial planning, sustainable development and territori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1232-10

The local territorial cohesion committees referred to in article L. 1232-2 include representatives of the State and its public establishments, including representatives of establishments that are memb…

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