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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-6

The contracts referred to in article R. 1121-4 may not provide cover for less than : 1° 1,000,000 euros per victim ; 2° 6,000,000 euros per research protocol; 3° 10,000,000 euros for all claims made d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6224-10

The local authority is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in article LO 6224-9 the return of sums paid to the elected representative con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6325-10

The local authority is subrogated to the rights of the victim to obtain from the perpetrators of the offences referred to in article LO 6325-9 the return of sums paid to the elected representative con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-3

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council shall be consulted on any draft application for the authorisation referred to in Article LO 7311-2 which relates to a matter within…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-45

Where the provisions of the fifteenth paragraph of Article 41-2, the report referred to in Article R. 15-33-40 or a separate record specifies the conditions under which the victim was informed, which…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-11

If the EIO is mistakenly addressed to the public prosecutor or to a public prosecutor who does not have territorial jurisdiction, the latter shall forward it without delay to the public prosecutor or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-5

Movements of concerted refusal to provide their services organised by the workers referred to in Article L. 7341-1 with a view to defending their professional claims may not, except in the case of abu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Skin-invasive tattooing and body piercing.

Article R1311-2

Persons carrying out the techniques referred to in Article R. 1311-1 must declare this activity to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency responsible for the place where this activity is c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-18

I. - Collective water misting systems must be permanently connected to the water distribution network that supplies them.II. - If a permanent connection is not possible, the systems must be equipped w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-2-1

Owners of the buildings referred to in articles R. 1334-16 to R. 1334-18 who fail to carry out the visual inspection and measurement of dust levels required in the first sentence of article R. 1334-29…

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