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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-9

Candidate pairs or full candidates, together with their alternates, standing for election to the regional and central councils shall send their joint declaration of candidacy to the head office of the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-30

When an apprenticeship contract is concluded for a period of less than or equal to one year to prepare for a diploma or qualification at the same level as that previously obtained, when the new qualif…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

The person responsible for the bathing water shall make available to the public by posting, during the bathing season, in an easily accessible place in the immediate vicinity of each bathing water and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-18

The mandate shall specify in particular:1° The nature of the operations to which the mandate relates;2° The duration of the mandate and the conditions of its possible termination;3° The powers of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

The holder of the personal activity account wishing to acquire rights registered on his personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 3° of article L. 5151-9, with the exception…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-204

For the implementation of II of Article R. 6123-140, the holder of the authorisation for home hospital care activity concludes an agreement with each of the social and medico-social establishments wit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-65-1

A victim or civil party who, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of Article 712-16-2, wishes to be informed of the release of a person convicted of an offence referred to in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-25

The person responsible for the bathing water establishes the procedures necessary to implement the planned management measures in order to prevent and manage pollution in the short term. The person re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-9

I.-The provisions of this sub-section, with the exception of the provisions of II of article D. 6124-131 , are applicable to holders of neurosurgery authorisations when they carry out therapeutic proc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consultation documents

Article R2162-42

The purchaser shall specify in the consultation documents the nature of the purchases envisaged and their estimated quantity, as well as all the necessary information concerning the dynamic purchasing…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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