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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-51

…this section by a bailiff, he shall proceed in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 555 to 563 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The remuneration of bailiffs acting under this section…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-57

…he annual amount of this grant, mentioned in 3° of article D. 1413-47. If necessary, these missions may be the subject of an additional grant paid by the Agence nationale de santé publique.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-59

…rder of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. III. - In an emergency, the designation may be suspended immediately.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-57

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-54

…esenting particular risks included on the list established by the order provided for in article L. 4532-8, he shall take all necessary steps to draw up, before any further work is carried out, the sim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-5

Any practitioner wishing to act as coordinating doctor must submit a request to the public prosecutor. This application must be accompanied by the following information and documents: 1° Nature of pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-54

In the event of non-compliance by the employer with the provisions of the decision awarding the work placement subsidy, the subsidy will not be due and the sums paid will be reimbursed. The authority…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-50

When it is not associated with a neonatal intensive care unit on the same site, the neonatology unit has at least six beds. In order to have intensive care beds, the neonatology unit must have at leas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-5

Once the applicants have submitted their proposals, the region may ask them for information other than that mentioned in article R. 6121-4, depending on the selection criteria adopted. It may also ask…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Conciliation delegated to a court-appointed conciliator

Article 129-5

The judge may terminate the conciliation at any time, at the request of a party or on the conciliator's initiative. He may also terminate the conciliation automatically if it appears that the concilia…

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