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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-4

The reserved areas referred to in article R. 3512-3 are enclosed rooms used for smoking and in which no services are provided. No servicing or maintenance work may be carried out unless the air has be…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Organisations of collective management bodies

Article R321-4

The date of the annual general meeting provided for in article L. 323-5 is determined by the Articles of Association. When this meeting cannot be held under the conditions provided for in the Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Replacement

Article R5125-43

The post-death manager is the pharmacist who keeps the pharmacy of a deceased pharmacist proprietor open under the conditions set out in article L. 5125-21. He is chosen from the categories of pharmac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article R3313-4

…been entirely and exclusively drafted by means of a website managed by the body mentioned inarticle L. 225-1 of the Social Security Code following a procedure likely to guarantee the conditions provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-4

…he implementation of the right to support for young people at risk of exclusion from the labour market as referred to in article L. 5131-3. It involves the départements, municipalities and their group…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Unilateral employer document

Article L1233-24-4

In the absence of an agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1, a document drawn up by the employer after the last meeting of the social and economic committee sets out the content of the job prot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-4

A special report informs the Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3. This report also gives an account of:the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-4

…mittee comprises :1° The Member of Parliament designated pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 6121-8;2° The senator appointed pursuant to the same paragraph;3° A regional councillor appointed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I

Article R1615-4

…tablishments other than conurbation communities and communities of communes, as defined in articles R. 1615-1, R. 1615-2 and R. 1615-3, to be taken into consideration for the allocation in respect of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-4

…thorisation shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or lodged with the Age…

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