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Showing 26812690 of 69211 articles for Art. s. L 237-2 · L 237-15 · L 237-16 · R 237-1

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-16

If a member is convicted of a criminal offence or is struck off the roll of doctors, he or she is automatically excluded from the cooperative. When the company has more than two members, the exclusion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Individual health monitoring

Article R4542-16

The employer must provide information and training for workers on how to use the screen and the work equipment in which the screen is integrated. Each worker will receive such training before being as…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Noise.

Article R4722-16

The labour inspector may ask the employer to have noise exposure measured by a body accredited in this field, in order to ensure compliance with the obligations relating to the prevention of the risks…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control of physical working environments.

Article R4724-16

An order by the ministers for labour and agriculture specifies the accreditation conditions and measurement methods for checking the compliance of workplace lighting.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Employment of future teachers

Article R5134-169

Students on a teaching contract for the future must hold a higher education scholarship for the academic year in which they are recruited. This status is checked each time the contract is renewed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession.

Article R4342-16

The profession of orthoptist may not be practised in premises or outbuildings of commercial premises. The prohibition set out in the previous paragraph shall not prevent the practice of this professio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-16

The CE mark is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative. Its form and dimensions are laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The CE marking must be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-16

At the request of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, the manufacturer or its authorised representative shall provide any information relat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-2

The investigators of the French Anti-Doping Agency may have recourse, for the purposes of an ongoing investigation, to experts registered on a list of legal experts, to the persons mentioned in articl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L773-28

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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