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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

The radiation protection advisor: 1° Advises on : a) The design, modification or fitting out of workplaces and safety devices intended to prevent the risks associated with ionising radiation; b) The p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

To benefit from partial payment of the early retirement allowance by the State, the employee must meet the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

The single, simplified declaration makes it possible to comply with : 1° The declarations provided for by the following provisions, or required for their application: a) Articles 87 A and 87-0 A of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-104

A company operating a veterinary medicinal product must: 1° Keep detailed records of all suspected adverse reactions which have occurred inside or outside the European Union; 2° To record any suspecte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to sociétés en commandite par actions (partnerships limited by shares)

Article R22-10-40

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of article L. 22-10-76 includes the following information, relating to the executive manager or managers as a whole: 1° The way in which it respects the com…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-112-2

I. - 1° The farm health report establishes the reference health status of the farm based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. It includes a list of diseases to which the farm has already been exp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° A The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 412-6 is not applicable to the renewal of the residence permit of a foreigner in a state of po…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-2

The performance, publishing and audiovisual production contracts defined in this Title must be evidenced in writing. The same applies to free performance authorisations. Contracts by which copyright i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Automatic provisional enforcement

Article 514-4

Where provisional enforcement by operation of law has been set aside in whole or in part, its reinstatement may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as soon as he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-5

The judge shall rule on the choice of the person to be empowered and the extent of the empowerment, ensuring that the proposed arrangement is consistent with the property and, where applicable, person…

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