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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-25

I.-The free information, screening and diagnosis centre must inform the general director of the regional health agency of any changes to its organisational and operational procedures after it has been…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sustainable mobility allowance

Article R3261-13-1

The other shared mobility services mentioned in article L. 3261-3-1 include: 1° The self-service hire or provision of vehicles mentioned in 4.8, 4.9, 6.10, 6.11 and 6.14 of article R. 311-1 of the Hig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hyperbaric prevention advisor

Article R4461-4

I. - The employer shall appoint a person to act as hyperbaric prevention advisor. Under the employer's responsibility, this advisor shall participate in particular in :1° In the risk assessment provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hyperbaric prevention advisor

Article R4461-5

The employer shall inform each worker required to work in a hyperbaric environment of the name and contact details of the hyperbaric prevention advisor referred to in Article R. 4461-4.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Discounts or reductions cancelling out the effect of registration tax on carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars

Article L121-24

Any form of advertising or communication offering a discount or reduction that cancels out or reduces for the end consumer the effect of the tax on carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-2

The communes, départements and regions regulate the affairs of their jurisdiction by their deliberations.Under the conditions laid down by law, they have regulatory powers for the exercise of their ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-2

The public prosecutor shall notify the complainants and the victims if they are identified, as well as the persons or authorities mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 40, of the prosecution or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-2

As part of his powers in relation to alternatives to prosecution, initiating and exercising public action, directing the criminal investigation police, identity checks and enforcing sentences, the pub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

The public prosecutor, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, may propose, directly or through an authorised person, a penal composition to a natural person who admits having commit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-2

The first part of the bond shall be returned or the first part of the sureties lifted if the accused, defendant or person under investigation has appeared for all the acts of the proceedings, has comp…

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