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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title V: Health products composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms.

Article L5150-1

Articles L. 125-3, L. 531-1 to L. 531-3-2, L. 533-1 to L. 533-8, L. 535-1 to L. 535-9, L. 536-1 to L. 536-5, L. 536-8 and L. 537-1 of the Environment Code apply to the products mentioned in Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-1

…provisions of this code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 123-1-1, L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 131-1 to L. 131-6, L. 131-9, L. 134-1 t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-16

…efits from a leave of absence to attend the compulsory medical examinations provided for by article L. 2122-1 of the Public Health Code as part of the medical supervision of pregnancy and the aftermat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-17

…entitled to maternity leave for a period starting six weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ending ten weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and subject to a fa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-19

…east two viable children, maternity leave begins eight weeks before the presumed date of childbirth and ends eighteen weeks after the date of childbirth.At the request of the employee and subject to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-18

…For the birth of two children, this period begins twelve weeks before the presumed date of delivery and ends twenty-two weeks after the date of delivery. The suspension period prior to the presumed da…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2-1

…may take effect on an earlier date, which it mentions: 1° In an emergency or in the case of urgent and necessary treatment of a medical condition; 2° In the event that, due to lack of time or the imp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-3

The matter may be referred to the National Disciplinary Commission by the Minister of Justice or by the First President of the Court of Appeal in whose jurisdiction the labour arbitrator sits, after t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-2

…t of a chamber of the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation, and comprises :1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Sections.

Article L1423-1-2

…o the following categories: 1° Engineers as well as employees who, even if they do not exercise command, have equivalent training, whether or not evidenced by a diploma; 2° Employees who, having acqui…

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