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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 A

I.-Pre-treatment by disinfection means any physical or chemical disinfection process associated with a change in the appearance of waste from healthcare activities involving infectious risks and simil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-1

The decision taken pursuant to Article 100 shall state the reasons with reference to the factual and legal elements justifying that these operations are necessary. It shall include all the information…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

The references to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Commune…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-69

…f the sum to which the production company will be entitled when the work is included on the list of reference works. This sum is evaluated taking into account the value of the minute point for the cur…

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

Article 412-12

…tainment screenings per cinema equal to or greater than four hundred per year on average during the reference period defined in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article D412-13

…staff assigned to it; technical examination expenses and, where applicable, the costs of setting up reference collections.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-9

…f article L. 4122-2-1 shall be concluded in writing. The terms of the contract may be determined by reference to general documents under the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-2 and R. 2112-3 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee certificate

Article R7123-25

The directors of the modelling agency shall include the name and address of their guarantor and the reference to article L. 7123-19 on all documents concerning the agency, in particular on the employm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-4

…urity, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted;4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by reference…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-4

…urity, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted;4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to Articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by reference…

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