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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-1

…sumption, harmful use or dependence on psychoactive substances, and for their families and friends: 1° Reception, information, medical, psychological and social assessment and guidance for the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-10

…ency designated by the Director General of the Agency from among the staff mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4234-10

When a Disciplinary Board receives a complaint or an application that it considers falls within the jurisdiction of another Disciplinary Board, its Chairman shall forward the file to that Board withou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article A761-16

…r its meetings. It comprises a maximum of twenty-five members. It is made up of representatives of: 1° Public administrations; 2° Producers; 3° Operators; 4° Users. The representatives in the first ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article A761-15

The Disciplinary Board is chaired by a representative of the manager; the Departmental Director of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DDCCRF), the Departmental Director of Agriculture an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-1

The occupational health and prevention service is organised in the form of: 1° Either an autonomous service, which may be a group service within the meaning of article L. 2331-1, a company service, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks of the agency and its network

Article R4642-1

…vision of the Minister for Labour. As part of the tasks entrusted to it pursuant to Article L. 4642-1, the Agency carries out actions aimed at influencing the determining factors in working conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-14

…entre may receive are taken into account in the allocation. The agreement determines in particular: 1° The number of beneficiaries; 2° The nature and types of programmes; 3° The duration of the rehabi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-1

…ersons must hold a work permit if they are employed in accordance with the provisions of this code: 1° Foreign nationals who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Union, another State pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-12

The Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées also gives its opinion on the nature, terms and duration of the appropriate rehabilitation, re-education or vocational training. I…

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