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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical file and medical fitness form.

Article R4626-35

…2 of section 4, with the exception of the pre-resumption examination referred to in article R. 4626-29-1, the occupational health physician will draw up a medical fitness sheet in triplicate. He will…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 213-29 or the provisions of the Council of State decrees mentioned in the same article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…1225-28 ; 2° Prohibition of prenatal and postnatal employment, as provided for in article L. 1225-29; 3° breastfeeding, as provided for in articles L. 1225-30 to L. 1225-33; 4° Resignation by an emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-1

…nd L. 5223-1 to L. 5223-4 are applicable there in the wording resulting from Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Articles L. 5232-1 and L. 5232-1-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-2

…the aid to public establishments or to the company mentioned in article 6 of order no. 2005-722 of 29 June 2005 relating to the Public Investment Bank. In cases where this company acts in the name an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-11

…impartiality as experts registered on one of the lists instituted byarticle 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts. II - The National Commission for Medical Accidents may, on i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-46

…tes;2° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1.5 for a work lasting between 20 and 29 minutes;3° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 2.5 for a work lasting between…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…ion IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin ; 2° Raw milk, except whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-4

…° The investment firm does not meet the requirements provided for in Articles L. 533-2-2 and L. 533-29 and it is unlikely that other measures will sufficiently improve the arrangements, processes, mec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…credit institution within the meaning of Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 ;3b. The expression: "participating Member State" means a State participating in the si…

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