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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2-1

In hospitals and university centres and in establishments linked by agreement in application of article L. 6142-5, medical doctors or pharmacists, not qualified in medical biology and recruited in a m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-2

The competent control officers pursuant to Article L. 8271-1 are :1° The labour inspection officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1;2° Officers and agents of the judicial police ;3° Tax and customs off…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-1

In private not-for-profit health establishments, a medical committee is elected by the practitioners working there. Its powers are set out in I of article L. 6161-2-2. The matters on which it is consu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-14-2

The provisions of the Electoral Code and those of Law No. 77-808 of 19 July 1977 on the publication and dissemination of certain opinion polls referred to in this sub-section are applicable in their w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-2

The authorised and sworn fraud prevention officers referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1 have a right of communication which enables them to obtain, without being prevented by professional secrecy, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-2

Under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the rules relating to drinking water and sanitation charges and the sums provided for by Articles L. 1331-1 to L. 1331-10 of the Public Health Cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-2

I.-For the purposes mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, the High Council shall, at their request, communicate the information or documents that it holds or that it collects to the authorities of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-2

The allocation for each eligible municipality is equal to its population multiplied by the value of the index allocated to it. This product is weighted by the tax effort up to a limit of 1.3 and by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-2

Professional practice standards approved by order of the Minister of Justice determine the steps to be taken by the statutory auditor and the formalities to be observed when carrying out his assignmen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16-2

When it exercises at least one of the three competences defined in 1°, 2° and 4° of II of Article L. 5214-16 or the organisation of public passenger transport within the meaning of loi n° 82-1153 du 3…

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