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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of dental surgeons in relation to social medicine.

Article R4127-252

Except in emergencies, no one may be both a dental surgeon in charge of a control mission and a treating dental surgeon for the same patient. This prohibition extends to members of the patient's famil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-11

The marketing authorisation provided for in Article L. 5121-8 may only be granted for a blood-derived medicinal product when it is prepared from blood or blood components collected under the condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-6

…1° Daily and weekly working hours; 2° Night work; 3° Daily rest, weekly rest and public holidays; 4° Health and safety at work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-6

The bodies listed in Article D. 5427-4 are subject to audits by the Inspectorate General of Finances and by the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finances. The latter will close the fun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-25

…en-ended investment companies known as "SICAVs", or of unit trusts.General-purpose investment funds may comprise different classes of units or shares under conditions set by the fund rules or the SICA…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article R2223-66

Any contravention of the provisions of article L. 2223-4, of the articles R. 2213-2-1 to R. 2213-42, R. 2213-44 to R. 2213-46, R. 2223-74 to R. 2223-79 and Article R. 2223-89 is punishable by the pena…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of representatives

Article D7343-63

…ve mandate ends at the latest on the date of publication of the order, provided for in Article L. 7343-4, renewing the list of organisations representing platform workers at the end of the current ele…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of access to premises and places of business and home visits.

Article 63 ter

…e public prosecutor is informed in advance of the operations referred to in the first paragraph and may oppose them. A report on the inspection operations is sent to the public prosecutor within five…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan

Article R3333-6

…olidarity with which the plan rules were filed in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3332-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article L4163-6

…ployee's exposure declared by the employer, on the basis of the declaration mentioned in article L. 4163-1, to the fund mentioned in articles L. 215-1, L. 222-1-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Co…

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