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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Trade union premises.

Article L2142-9

The terms and conditions for the fitting out and use by the trade union sections of the premises made available to them are set by agreement with the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-3

…eir position in the professional hierarchy, in the exercise of their right of expression may not be used as grounds for sanction or dismissal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-1

A person who illegally uses substances or plants classified as narcotics is entitled to health care organised by the regional health agency.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3-3

Where an internal model is used, the internal risk and solvency assessment reconciles the internal risk measures with the required solvency capital.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-43

…y awarded for projects conceived and written entirely or mainly in French or in a regional language used in France.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1538

…nt of the parties concerned, the mediator may visit the premises and interview any persons he deems useful, subject to their agreement.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Residence conditions.

Article R1112-54

In-patients using the telephone pay the corresponding charges. They may receive telephone calls as long as these do not interfere with the running of the services.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2 : The departmental conciliation committee for leases of commercial, industrial or craft buildings or premises.

Article D145-13

…ssion members appointed as qualified persons may not be lessors or lessees of buildings or premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article D420-2

The manager of a trading platform and its members synchronise the professional clocks used to record the date and time of any reportable event.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Medical devices and radiopharmaceuticals

Article R1333-79

The use of radioscopy equipment without an automatic dose rate control device or without an image intensifier or equivalent device is prohibited.

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