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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation of establishments

Article R1261-25

Any training, research or health establishment which receives corpses for the purposes of medical teaching and research shall hold an authorisation issued by the ministers responsible for the establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-25

No person may carry out an inspection if he has been convicted of any of the offences referred to in II of Article L. 500-1 of this Code.Before entrusting an assignment to one of the persons mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-25

…rnately by one of the members mentioned in 1° and one of the members mentioned in 2° of article R. 6142-23, elected for one year by secret ballot by the members of the Commission. At the time of the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-56

…sional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. As part of their mission, external valuation experts are released from…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-5

…sent or are likely to present a danger to public health or consumer safety, the authorised officers may order any corrective measures, in particular the reinforcement of self-checks, staff training in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-56-1

…hich is the subject of the French patent application, the National Institute of Industrial Property may invite the applicant, before the drawing up of the preliminary search report, to communicate to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…an allocation, the amount of which is defined in the light of forecast expenditure. This allocation may be re-evaluated according to the mobilisation of the rights of holders of a professional prevent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-5

…term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 in the integration workshops and sites may be granted by the Prefect after examining the situation of the person concerned. The period duri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to digital signatures

Article A53-5

Is an advanced electronic seal with qualified certificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliam…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-56

The standard contract of association mentioned in 5° of article R. 212-54 provides in particular: 1° The reference price mentioned in article L. 212-29 or the guaranteed remuneration payment terms men…

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