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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to public contracts concluded by the State or its public es…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-7

Rights holders who use the technical protection measures defined in Article L. 331-5 may set them the objective of limiting the number of copies. However, they shall take appropriate measures to ensur…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

1. The action for the enforcement of sentences shall be brought by the Public Prosecutor. 2. The action for the enforcement of tax penalties shall be brought by the Customs Administration; the Public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4311-2, operating and instrumental assistants who have been carrying out this professional activity on a voluntary or salaried basis for at least…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-4-1

In agglomeration communities with a population of at least 400,000, the allowances voted by the community council for the exercise of the mandate of community councillor are at most equal to 28% of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation.

Article D4626-2

The prevention and occupational health service is organised in the form of : 1° Either an autonomous prevention and occupational health service specific to the establishment ; 2° Or an autonomous prev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to masseur-physiotherapists.For the applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-3

Where the host employer is subject to the provisions of the Labour Code, it is responsible for complying with the provisions relating to working hours set out in Book I of Part Three, as well as healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-47

Decisions to grant, automatically vary, refuse, renew or revoke marketing authorisations subject to the national procedure are taken in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article R. 5141-27 r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-16

The membership of candidate employees to the sections is determined with regard to the field of application of the collective labour agreement to which they belong, according to the distribution table…

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