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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-37

The Minister for Health will decide on the application for authorisation after receiving the opinion of the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12. His decision is published in the Journal offici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-36

…The latter does not take part in the voting. The quorum requirements laid down in article D. 6431-29 are assessed in relation to all the members required to sit on the joint committee with voting rig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…ations to the contrary.The lessor has the same option, in the forms and timeframe of article L. 145-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-18, L. 145-21, L. 145-23-1 et L. 145-24…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…legal persons governed by private law, with the exception of those referred to in d of 2 of Article 9 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

…Book II of the Mutual Code and provident institutions and their unions governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code and 20% of the gross life insurance technical provisions of the same b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Organisation and operation

Article R121-32

The General Manager attends meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Employer's obligations.

Article L4121-3

…s health, safety and working conditions committee, if they exist, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 2312-9. The social and economic committee is consulted on the single occupational risk assessment documen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-2

…nt for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status on the date of promulgation of loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République may not belong to sep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6214-3

…ent, including the protection of wooded areas;6° Access to work for foreigners;7° Energy;8° Tourism;9° Creation and organisation of community services and public establishments;10° Hire of land motor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-16

…1 to L. 2312-84 of the Labour Code, with the exception of articles L. 2312-5 to L. 2312-7, L. 2312-9 to L. 2312-14, the fourth to sixth paragraphs of article L. 2312-15, articles L. 2312-16 to L. 231…

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