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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-15

The Minister for Defence is consulted prior to any dissolution, as provided for in 3° of article L. 6133-9, of a health cooperation grouping in which an army hospital or other element of the army heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-13

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 4124-6 reads as follows: "In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the disciplinary penalties that the disci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-1

The Regional Council, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the region in the areas of competence assigned to it by law.It has jurisdiction to promote the economic, social, health, cultu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45-1

I. - Provided that the essential obligations of the contract continue to be met, in particular the obligations to pay and deliver financial instruments and the guarantee obligations, the provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-10

The Minister for Economic Affairs shall draw up a list of EU regulations on restrictive measures taken pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which are a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-8

A foreign national holding a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" issued under the conditions set out in article R. 425-5 will benefit from access to the reception,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-19-1

The negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-17 may also cover the quality of working conditions, in particular health and safety at work and the prevention of occupational risks. It may rely on r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Investigating courts

Article 823

For the application of the provisions of Article 145 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the examining magistrate may order the provisional incarceration of the person under investigati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-17

The social and economic committee can call on the assistance of an expert of its choice, paid for by the company.The task of this expert is to analyse the process of finding a buyer, its methodology a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-16

If the social and economic committee wishes to participate in the search for a buyer, the employer shall give it access, at its request, to the information mentioned in 4° to 6° of article L. 1233-57-…

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