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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-75

…ing the provisions of Article 706-22-1 giving concurrent or exclusive jurisdiction to the Sentence Enforcement Judge of the Paris Judicial Court, the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court and the Paris Sen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-23

The breastfeeding room is supervised by a doctor appointed by the employer. The employer shall make the name and address of this doctor available to the Labour Inspectorate.The doctor will visit the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to certain establishments not participating in the public hospital service

Article R6161-37

Private health establishments that have opted for the system of financing by global endowment may request to cease to be subject to this system. They are then subject to the same provisions as the est…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article L5842-5

…odies where they represent their establishment, these expenses may be reimbursed when the meeting takes place in a member commune other than the one they represent, or at the head office of the public…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

…nsequences as setting the period provided for in Article L. 624-1.The liquidator carries out the tasks devolved to the administrator and the judicial representative by the articles L. 622-6, L. 622-20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…hat do not meet the specifications described in the pharmacopoeia; 6° Selling secret remedies; 7° Making preparations that may present a risk to health without the authorisation provided for in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…ive of employers' trade unions;11° A representative of the trade unions representing craftsmen, shopkeepers and the liberal professions;12° One representative of farmers' trade unions;13° A representa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

The list of hospital centres designated as regional hospital centres pursuant to Article L. 6141-2 is as follows:1° Centre hospitalier régional d'Amiens ;2° Angers regional hospital centre ;3° Centre…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article R761-1

The formalities of articles R. 721-2, R. 742-12 and R. 742-16 are time-barred on pain of inadmissibility of the claim.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Remote electronic voting

Article R2122-61

Any elector for whom all the information mentioned in article R. 2122-12 is known may vote by remote electronic means.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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