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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions.

Article D5232-3

The number of professionals responsible for guaranteeing the application of professional rules and good practice in the supply of equipment and services must be sufficient and adapted to the number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1245-3

…bject to the affixing on the package of the information defined by order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Research pursuant to Annex IV 1.7 of Commission Directive 2006/17/EC of 8 Febru…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R4231-3

If the employer does not effectively regularise the situation, the project owner or client must immediately pay for the collective accommodation of the employees in premises fitted out in accordance w…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 696-111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when they relate to offences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in Article 24 of Council Regulat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-4

…ministration all the information enabling the customs debt to be notified, pursuant to Articles 102 and 103 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 20…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-2

…rosecutor shall exercise all the powers conferred on the Public Prosecutor by this Code.The liberty and custody judge of the Paris judicial court then has jurisdiction to rule under the conditions set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3

…ed by a company, a copy of the deed of the competent corporate body appointing the person concerned and setting out his or her duties; 3° If the application is submitted with a view to carrying out an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3

…ribute, by any means whatsoever, a work of the mind in violation of the author's rights, as defined and regulated by law. It is also an infringement offence to violate any of the rights of the author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-3

The remuneration of an entrepreneur-employee member of a cooperative of activity and employment includes a fixed part and a variable part calculated according to the turnover of his activity, after de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-3

…quest of the distrainee or the garnishee, without the latter having to give reasons for its request and without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed.

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