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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-6

The National Labour Inspection Council is made up of : 1° A serving or honorary Conseiller d'Etat appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat ; 2° A member of the Court of Cassation with at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-7

The full and alternate members of the National Labour Inspection Council are appointed by order of the Minister for Labour.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-8

The term of office of the full and alternate members of the National Labour Inspection Council is three years. They may be reappointed once in either capacity.If, during a term of office, a full or al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions and exemptions

Article D8261-2

When the labour inspector or controller has reason to believe, based in particular on the conditions under which the work of all or some of the employees employed in a company is organised, that this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-22

In addition to the decentralised authority mentioned in article D. 4241-20 who chairs it, this commission comprises: 1° Seven full members and seven alternate members representing pharmacists, propose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1411-41

The Standing Committee is responsible, in particular, for preparing :-the body's draft work programme; -draft opinions submitted to the plenary assembly for adoption; -elements submitted to the partic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article D589-5

The electronic seal may be used, under the condition laid down by Article D. 589-2, in place of the electronic signature provided for in article D. 589-3, including where it is affixed after a handwri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-40

The agreement referred to in articles L. 1233-85 and L. 1237-19-10 shall include in particular: 1° The geographical limits of the employment area(s) affected by the mass redundancy or the collective r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-89

Failure to comply with the time limits set out in articles D. 49-84 and D. 49-85 does not constitute grounds for invalidating summonses or the formalities for installing the electronic surveillance de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article D6264-6

Articles R. 1615-1 to R. 1615-6 are applicable to the local authority.

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