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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R7221-1

The employer may impose on a domestic employee, with the exception, unless otherwise agreed, of the women and men of the household, an annual leave of a duration greater than that of the legal leave t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R5421-1

Any doctor, dental surgeon, midwife or pharmacist who fails to comply with the obligation to report immediately any serious adverse reaction suspected to be due to a medicinal product or a product wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products

Article R5431-1

Failure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, to make the informati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-1

Articles R. 5121-11, R. 5121-21, the first and fourth paragraphs of article R. 5121-25 and article R. 5121-37-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Weekly rest.

Article L221-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to persons employed in the establishments mentioned in paragraph 1 of Article L. 200-1.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Attachment of property for payment

Article L211-1-1

Where the garnishee is an institution authorised by law to maintain deposit accounts, the documents are sent to it electronically.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

I. - In each department, based on an assessment of the coherence of the perimeters and an inventory of the distribution of the competences of the existing groupings and their exercise, a departmental…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-11-1

Before examining the draft budget for the local authority, the President of the Territorial Council presents to the Territorial Council the Executive Council's report on the situation of Saint-Barthél…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-17-1

Representatives of the Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélemy take part in the work of the consultative body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-11-1

Before examining the draft budget of the local authority, the President of the Territorial Council presents to the Territorial Council the Executive Council's report on the situation of Saint-Martin i…

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