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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R4226-6

…rary electrical installations are carried out in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4215-3 to R. 4215-13, R. 4215-16 and R. 4215-17 relating to the design of electrical installations. The p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Skills of agents

Article R8112-6

For the application of Articles L. 242-7, L. 422-3 and L. 422-4 of the Social Security Code and Articles L. 751-21 and L. 751-48 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the Labour Inspectorate inspect…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-4

…sumption of the existence of an anti-doping violation, the notification provided for in article R. 232-88 shall be made. If this is not the case, the Secretary General of the Agency shall close the in…

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

Article 321-2

…uction, production of immersive works is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-8-1

Persons who are not affiliated to a social security scheme or who are beneficiaries of such a scheme may be asked to take part in non-interventional research. By way of derogation, the Personal Data P…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R53-8-53

…ublic prosecutor, at least eighteen months before the release of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, so that it can examine them in accordance with the provisions of article 706-53-14. If the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-60

…n the case provided for in 1° of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation.

Article R822-68

Except in the event of the company being struck off, the liquidator may be chosen from among the partners. The duties of liquidator may not be entrusted to an auditor who has been the subject of a dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R4113-63

If the articles of association are amended, a copy of the full minutes of the general meeting or of the amending deed is immediately brought to the attention of the conseil départemental de l'ordre, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Start-up grant for self-employed activity

Article D5213-60

The grant must be repaid if it is used for purposes other than those for which it was granted, if the business is not operated or if the person concerned abandons the profession without justification.

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