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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-27

…ting this assistance with the information required to draw up the report referred to in article L. 5134-21-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of performance times

Article R7422-2

…sion are appointed by the Prefect according to the nature of the activity, after consultation with: 1° Employers' and workers' organisations concerned, which are representative at national level; 2° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-13

Nuclear activities are subject to authorisation:1° In which radioactive substances are deliberately administered to persons as part of medical practices or to animals as part of veterinary practices,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-2

…434-2 must have been completed under cover of the residence documents referred to in article R. 434-1 or the following documents:1° A long-stay visa, conferring on its holder the rights attached to a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

Officers are empowered to investigate and record breaches of the following provisions: 1° Du Title IV of Book VI of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the texts adopted for its application; 2° Ch…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55

…fines and fixed procedural fees in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable : 1° To fines handed down by the police court, the juvenile court, the criminal court or the court of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-7

The data in the information system referred to in article R. 1340-6 are accessible, for the purposes of their respective missions and in compliance with the rules guaranteeing the confidentiality of i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29

For the application of the provisions of 1° of Article R. 5121-28, the Director General of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé may exempt the applicant for a marketing aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-2

In addition to the persons mentioned in II of Article L. 519-1 and in Article L. 519-3, the following are not intermediaries in banking transactions and payment services within the meaning of Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Cases and procedure for legal separation

Article 298

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