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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-13

For the application of Articles L. 6211-19, L. 6222-2, L. 6222-3 and L. 6223-4, the total number of medical biology examinations is obtained, for each laboratory, by adding together the number of unit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3121-25

Pursuant to the fourth paragraph of article L. 3121-41 and the seventh paragraph of article L. 3121-44, overtime means hours worked : 1° More than thirty-nine hours per week. 2° Over and above the ave…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-27

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-44, the working time of the company or establishment may be organised in the form of work periods, each of a duration at most equal to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72-3

I.-The institutions authorised by the Regional Health Agency to sign a contract for the assignment of receivables notified as a discount pursuant to article D. 6145-72-2 are included in the regional c…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D4711-3

In the absence of specific provisions, the employer shall keep documents relating to observations and formal notices issued by the Labour Inspectorate, as well as those relating to inspections and che…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D4711-1

The employer shall post, in premises normally accessible to workers, the address and telephone number of: 1° The occupational physician or occupational health service responsible for the establishment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D4711-2

Certificates, instructions, results and reports relating to checks and inspections for which the employer is responsible in terms of health and safety at work must be dated. They shall mention the ide…

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

Article D1332-15

1° A bathing water is characterised by an area where the water is of uniform quality. 2° The bathing season defined for each bathing water is the period during which the presence of a large number of…

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

Article D1332-14

The provisions of this section apply to bathing waters as defined in article L. 1332-2. Their application may not have the effect of directly or indirectly degrading the quality of bathing water.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-2

Swimming pool water covered by this section must meet the following conditions: 1° It must not contain a number or concentration of micro-organisms, parasites or any other substance constituting a pot…

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