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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-3

The occupational physician shall draw up an inventory of the worker's exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in Article L. 4161-1.This inventory is drawn up, in particular, on the basis o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-28

…application for renewal of authorisation in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 15-33-25 to R. 15-33-27-1. This request must be accompanied by the order referred to in article R. 15-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-3

…public the information required by the report referred to in the last paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-68 of the Commercial Code and, where applicable, the information referred to in 2° and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-3

…The coordinating doctor of the specialised intensive care unit mentioned in VII of article R. 6123-34-3 is one of the doctors specialised in the discipline concerned who are members of the medical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-3

The Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et mandataires judiciaires defines the general guidelines and the various subjects to which the training obligation relates.During the first two ye…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-28

The Public Prosecutor shall terminate the enforcement of the financial penalty as soon as he is informed by the competent authority of the issuing State of any measure or decision which has the effect…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-18

The aid is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the formalised version of the project for the concept…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-3

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of article 148-1-1, the public prosecutor who appeals against an order for release that is contrary to his or her recommendations within four hours of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-3

…may also, in the absence of co-signature by the co-investigating judges in accordance with Article 83-2, appeal against these orders.Except in the cases provided for in this article, an appeal lodged…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the dedicated fund of Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R6241-28-3

…cular, the procedures for managing the fund mentioned in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 6131-4 as well as the procedures according to which the Caisse des dépôts et consignations reports on…

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