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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1435-16

I.-As part of the tasks mentioned in 1° of article L. 1435-8, the fund participates in particular in the financing of :1° Regional steering and support actions in the field of health prevention and ob…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…rticular the prohibition on employing foreign nationals without a work permit as set out in article L. 8251-1 of the Labour Code, and pursuant to article L. 8271-19 of the same code, the labour inspec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

…lification registered in the national register of vocational qualifications provided for in article L. 335-6 of the Education Code and classified at level V of the interministerial nomenclature of tra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals against the decisions of the person in charge of missions falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority

Article R412-16

The time limit for appeal provided for in the preceding article shall run from the date of receipt by the applicant of notification of the decision from the person in charge of the tasks falling withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-16

The analyses provided for in article R. 1211-14 are supplemented, depending on the nature of the samples envisaged, by other medical biology analyses designed to diagnose transmissible infectious dise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-16

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-16

The enrolment list is only accessible to members of the polling station and for the purposes of monitoring the voting process. No partial results are accessible during the voting process. However, if…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-16

The creditor and debtor are summoned at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-16

…r approved by the remaining partners, or purchased by the company, which must then reduce its capital. If no agreement can be reached on the sale price of the shares or their repurchase value, the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Appointment of the interpreter or translator

Article D594-16

Where, pursuant to the provisions of this Code, an interpreter or translator is required or appointed by the competent judicial authority, he or she shall be chosen:1° From the national list of judici…

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