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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Administrative declaration

Article R4427-1

The first use of biological pathogens must be declared to the Labour Inspectorate at least thirty days before the work begins.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-51-2

…joint order by the ministers for labour and agriculture specifies the procedures and methods to be used to check compliance with biological limit values.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common provisions relating to electronic voting

Article R4125-22

The National Council may decide to use electronic voting. Electronic voting excludes all other voting methods.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-13

The licence holder must ensure that the particle accelerators used are connected to a system for systematically collecting and archiving dosimetric data.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1-1

…with the procedures laid down in article 15-3-1. The victim may not be forced to lodge a complaint using audiovisual means of telecommunication. If justified by the nature or seriousness of the offen…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414

…onfiscation of the object of fraud, confiscation of the means of transport, confiscation of objects used to conceal the fraud, confiscation of property used to commit the offence or intended to be use…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-3

…hey are signed by the investigator and the person concerned by the investigations. If the latter refuses, this is noted in the report. When the investigators take explanations on site, a separate repo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-73

Recognition and enforcement of the judicial supervision order shall be refused in the following cases:1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or clearly does not correspond to a judicial sup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-11

…n the meaning of the second paragraph of Article L. 3344-1. The shares or investment certificates thus acquired by the employee are only available on expiry of a minimum period of five years from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

…following provisions, or required for their application: a) Articles 87 A and 87-0 A of the General Tax Code ; b) Articles L. 922-2 , R. 243-2 , R. 243-13 , R. 243-14 and R. 312-4 of the Social Securi…

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