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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-4

…ate are carried out under the conditions laid down for labour inspectors and inspectors byarticle 154 of law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952 instituting a labour code in the territories and associated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-45

I. - Independently of the medical file provided for by law, the doctor keeps a personal observation sheet for each patient; this sheet is confidential and contains up-to-date information necessary for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-4

The screenings mentioned in 4° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Support for video publishing

Article 422-30

…n article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Support for theatrical distribution

Article 422-26

…n article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-47-1

…ing authorisation procedure issued by the European Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-43

…nline sports betting operations, which it has at its disposal pursuant toArticle 38 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of online gambling.II. - La F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-44

…to collective branch or company agreements concluded prior to the entry into force of law no. 2006-340 of 23 March 2006 on equal pay for men and women.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3611-4

In the exercise of its powers, the metropole of Lyon has the same rights and is subject to the same obligations as the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.In…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-43

…this processing records the information, data and communication content provided for in Articles R. 40-43-1 and R. 40-43-2 and makes them available: 1° Magistrates, officers and agents of the national…

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