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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Disabled workers

Article R4225-6

The workstation and the sanitary and catering facilities that disabled workers are likely to use in the establishment are arranged in such a way that these workers can access them easily. Their workst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-6

…rtificial lighting, the ratio of illuminance levels in the same room, between that of the work area and the general illuminance, must be between 1 and 5. The same applies to the ratio of illuminance l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-60

Foundations have a Scientific Advisory Board. This board is made up of medical and scientific personalities from outside the foundation, appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the proc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6223-62

…s of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory statute or whose title is protected and to sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales and whose corporate purpose i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

…red to in Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 and 421-2-5-1 of the same code, or for a period of three years or more where the offence was committ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-16

…article A. 212-175-15 appoint the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades and levels, whose composition is as follows: two-thirds of members representing the federation, incl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Tax on physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content

Article 1609 sexdecies B

I. - A tax on the physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content is due in respect of operations:1° The sale and rental in France of videograms intended for the private use of the publi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R421-65

…to the guarantee fund information relating to the identification of the perpetrator, the liability and the damage suffered by the victims and in particular : a) The date and place of the accident ; b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R421-66

The French Central Bureau must justify to the Guarantee Fund the payment made to the foreign National Bureau of Insurance by sending to the Guarantee Fund the receipt signed by the victim(s) or their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-6

The Board of Directors meets, on the initiative of its Chairman, at least once every quarter. It also meets at the request of the Executive Committee or one-third of its members, on a specific agenda.…

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