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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVI: Arbitration agreement

Article 2061

…d to the rights and obligations of the party who initially accepted it.Where one of the parties has not contracted in the course of his professional activity, the clause cannot be asserted against him…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Conformity certification procedures.

Article L4313-1

…ich is determined by regulation. Persons having access to this technical documentation are bound by professional secrecy for all information relating to manufacturing and operating processes.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4711-4

…omic committees, to the occupational physician and, where applicable, to the representatives of the professional bodies for health, safety and working conditions provided for in article L. 4643-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial aid.

Article L5213-11

…L. 5213-7 relating to the salary of a disabled worker, aid financed by the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled may be allocated by decision of the association mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-11-1

…upervision of social security leading to permanent or partial disqualification from membership of a professional body".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-15

…utside the laboratory and in a health establishment to which the laboratory belongs, and the health professional who takes the sample does not belong to the laboratory but works in the health establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-12

…11-22, L. 6211-23, L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-3 are made after consultation with a commission, including professionals, whose composition, conditions of consultation and powers are set by decree in the Con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health mediation and language interpreting

Article D1110-5

…ers to the interface between vulnerable people who are alienated from the healthcare system and the professionals involved in their healthcare pathway, with the aim of facilitating their access to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Drawing up the list

Article R2-8

The members of the commission are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions and under the penalties provided for by the articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. They may not communicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-20

The delegation, which cannot meet by professional category, submits its proposals and wishes to the chamber. It may be consulted directly by the administration on specific problems in its constituency…

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