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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal penalties

Article R1336-16

Natural persons are also liable to the additional penalty of confiscation of the sound systems or equipment used to commit the offence.Legal entities found liable, under the conditions set out inartic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-164

I.-Employers covered by the eighth paragraph of article L. 5134-111 who : 1° Offers the holder of a job with a future a prospect of lasting qualification and professional integration ; 2° Belongs to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidacy requirements

Article R1441-15

All applications submitted for the same person in disregard of 1° and 2° of article L. 1441-9 are inadmissible.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-15

The administrative authorities responsible for issuing approval are: 1° For industry-level agreements, the Minister for Employment; 2° For company-level agreements, the Prefect of the département in w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-150

Before issuing the authorisation provided for in Article R. 1333-148, the person responsible for the nuclear activity :1° Verify that the person concerned needs, in the course of his or her activity,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-15

The premises are installed and equipped in such a way as to ensure the proper storage, monitoring and, if necessary, withdrawal of the medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in Articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-15

Research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may only be performed if the conditions for access to and performance of medically assisted procreation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article R741-15

The call to creditors provided for in Article L. 741-8 shall be published by the clerk of the judicial court in the manner provided for in article R. 723-2.Failing agreement between the parties, the P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: In-company vocational re-education agreement

Article R5213-16

Notwithstanding articles R. 5213-10 and R. 5213-12, the agreement referred to in I of article L. 5213-3-1 does not require the prior opinion of the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personne…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-15

The purchaser shall publish a design contest notice under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-12, R. 2131-13 and R. 2131-16 to R. 2131-20. If the purchaser intends to award a service contract t…

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