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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-28

When the president of the assembly of Martinique or any vice-president, the president of the executive council or any executive councillor has ceased to engage in any professional activity for the exe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-7

Doctors, veterinary surgeons and the groups defined in article L. 5143-6 who are authorised to supply medicinal products are subject to the obligations imposed on pharmacists by this chapter, subject,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-65

Subject to the special case of premature babies, medical necessity or cases of force majeure established by the doctor in charge of the department, newborn babies leave the establishment at the same t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Traineeships

Article A742-13

The end-of-probation interview provided for in Article R. 742-15-1 takes place no later than three months after the end date of the probationary period.The date and place of the interview are set by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Central Section Council A.

Article D4233-20

For the application of article L. 4232-4, the regions with the highest number of pharmacists are designated by the national council, after obtaining the opinion of the board of the central council of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Zonal mobilisation plan

Article R3131-6

The zonal mobilisation plan is drawn up by the Prefect of the defence zone, after consulting the zonal defence committee referred to in article R. * 1311-25 of the Defence Code. The zonal mobilisation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-6

The provisions of articles 393 to 397-5 shall not apply to minors, or in respect of press offences, political offences or offences for which the procedure for prosecution is provided by a special law.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-60

Notwithstanding article 10 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020, in centres with a workforce of less than two hundred employees, a specialised committee may be set up within the social co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-61

In addition to the director who chairs it, the person with authority for human resources management and staff representatives, the specialised committee includes a representative of the region appoint…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-6

Reasons are given for the prefectoral order suspending or withdrawing approval. It is published in the recueil des actes administratifs of the prefecture of the department in which the registered offi…

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