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French Public Health CodeIn force
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Article R5146-1-2

…n of article L. 5146-2, the inspectors mentioned in article L. 5146-4 are authorised to investigate and establish criminal offences, at the end of the adaptation period, by decision of the Director Ge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-26-1

…must include: 1° A room used exclusively for collecting sperm; 2° A room used for preparing gametes and carrying out in vitro fertilisation with a view to carrying out a parental project, or for imple…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of biological limit values.

Article R4724-15-2

An order by the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture specifies the conditions for accreditation of the bodies responsible for analyses, which include compliance with the provisions of arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-2-1

No one should be subjected to sexist behaviour, defined as any behaviour related to a person's sex, the purpose or effect of which is to undermine their dignity or to create an intimidating, hostile,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2

…its should only be assessed after a sufficiently long period of time (generally around 2 to 3 years and after a longer period in children) in order to assess their permanence and adaptations to disabi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-2

…to be taken into account for the assessment of the contributions referred to in articles L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 must comply with the items and information contained in the financial statements of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Economic solidarity groups.

Article L5132-15-2

In order to promote coordination, complementarity and the economic development of the territory and to guarantee the continuity of pathways to integration, a legal entity governed by private law may c…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29-1

…nal cooperation meeting in the formation provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-45 and in compliance with the provisions of the second to fifth paragraphs of article L. 5212-29, to wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-2

For application in Wallis and Futuna :1° Article L. 2131-1: " a) In III, the words: "a multidisciplinary centre for prenatal diagnosis" are replaced by the words: "a consultation providing multidiscip…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article D4422-28-1

…D. 4134-28 to D. 4134-33 are applicable to members of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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