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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-18

When a seat becomes vacant, the trade union organisation from which the professional belongs shall appoint a new representative to replace him for the remainder of his term of office.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-17

An order of the ministers responsible for health and social security sets the allocation of seats in each union between the trade union organisations. This distribution is established by proportional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are appointed

Article D4031-16

The members of the regional unions are appointed by the profession's trade unions, recognised as representative at national level in application ofarticle L. 162-33 of the Social Security Code. They a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-11

In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, employees are informed of the number of hours of compensatory rest and mandatory time off credited to them by means of a document attached to the pay s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-13

In companies and establishments which apply a system for the organisation of working time in application of the provisions of article L. 3121-44, the total number of hours worked since the beginning o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-5-1

For employees declared by an individual referred to in 3° of article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code to the body referred to in article L. 133-5-10 of the same code and whose number of hours wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-1

The provisions of this paragraph set out the accounting and financial terms and conditions for mandates given by local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seriousness of the loss giving rise to a right to compensation from national solidarity.

Article D1142-1

The percentage mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 1142-1 is set at 24%. A medical accident, an iatrogenic condition or a nosocomial infection which has resulted, for a period of at least si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article D1338-1

The species whose proliferation constitutes a threat to human health are as follows: 1° Mugwort ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) ; 2° Smooth ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya DC.) ; 3° Common ragweed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-16

During the investigation, the guardian or curator may only obtain a copy of the case file through the intermediary of the lawyer of the person under investigation or assisted witness, in accordance wi…

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