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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Property and undivided rights between several communes

Article L5842-32

I. - The articles L. 5222-1 to L. 5222-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5222-2:1° The last sentence of the fou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-4-1

Where judicial supervision includes the obligation set out in 8° of article 138, the provisions of articles R. 131-3 to R. 131-4-1 of the Penal Code are applicable. The certificate they contain serves…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-3

Except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 222-2-2 of the present code, referees and judges may not, in the performance of their duties, be considered to be bound to the fed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

…ance study has been authorised, where applicable, by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, any substantial modification at the initiative of the sponsor must obtain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Creation of the digital health space

Article R1111-31

…identifier for their digital health space is the national health identifier referred to in article L. 1111-8-1. For beneficiaries of the state medical aid scheme referred to in article L. 251-1 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Creation of the digital health space

Article R1111-30

…urance organisation to which they belong informs them, under the conditions provided for in article R. 1111-28, that their space will remain open, unless they object. If the holder does not wish to ke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-39

…3° Information provided by the labour administration services and the funds referred to inarticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 4° Where applicable, the results of checks on the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-34

…lf, the employee must, before referring the matter to the body, lodge his complaint with the employer. This complaint, to which a copy of the information referred to in the second paragraph of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-38

The Commission may validly rule if one of the members mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4163-37 and one of the members mentioned in 2° of the same article are present. Opinions are adopted by majority vot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-35

When the employer upholds the employee's claim, it shall inform the local managing body by any means that can be used to certify the date of receipt. It shall correct the data in the declaration refer…

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