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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Judgement

Article R532-52

The decisions of the National Court of Asylum are reasoned.The decision states that the hearing was public, unless the provisions of Article L. 532-11 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring the population's state of health, health inequalities and their determinants

Article R1411-5

The Haut Conseil de la santé publique (High Council for Public Health), in conjunction with the departments of the Ministry of Health and the health authorities and agencies, identifies the need for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-7

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: User company health, safety and working conditions committee.

Article R4514-7-1

Representatives of external companies on the user undertaking's social and economic committee, enlarged in application of article L. 4523-11, are not considered as belonging to the staff delegation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to employees with fixed-term contracts

Article R6422-7-1

Leave for validation of prior learning takes place outside the period of performance of the fixed-term employment contract. It begins no later than twelve months after the end of the contract. By way…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-5

Persons who provide one or more of the services for identifying the owners of securities mentioned in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 publish on their website the fees associated with each type of ser…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-5

The Labour Inspector's decision shall state the reasons on which it is based. It is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt: 1° To the employer; 2° To the employee; 3° To the tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Information and publicity.

Article R4235-58

Advertising for products or articles that are not reserved for sale by pharmacists is permitted provided that : 1° It is fair ; 2° It is presented in a medium compatible with the dignity of the profes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Infringements of the rules on occupational medicine

Article R4745-5

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to medical surveillance of specific categories of workers set out in articles L. 4625-1 and L. 4625-2 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-55

The information relating to beneficial owners referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 561-46 is declared to the commercial court registry when the application for registration in the Trade a…

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