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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-1

…o. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above: 1° In Article L. 112-7, the words: "to L. 112-6-2" are replaced by the words: "and L. 112-6-1"; 2° I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational risk factors

Article D4161-1

I.-The occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4161-1 are defined as follows: 1° With regard to marked physical constraints: a) Manual handling of loads mentioned in article R. 4541-2 ; b) A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-11

The activity report provided for in 6° of Article L. 3223-1 includes the following information:1° Commission activity statistics, presented in the form of a table complying with a model laid down by o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-15

When they are not served by the in-house pharmacy of a health establishment by virtue of article R. 5126-13 , cosmetic surgery facilities may have an in-house pharmacy under the conditions provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Social Welfare Fund is responsible for collecting the contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1 and, where applicable, from 1 January 2024, those m…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Other provisions.

Article R6123-32-11

The health establishment holding the authorisation provided for in article R. 6123-1 participates, according to its resources, in the work of drawing up and implementing the emergency organisation pla…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

There are no grounds for issuing a European Investigation Order: 1° Where a joint investigation team is set up pursuant to Articles 695-2 and 695-3 ; however, where a competent authority participating…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Apprenticeship supervisors in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article D6273-1

…of professional competence required of an apprentice master in application of article L. 6223-8-1: 1° Persons holding a diploma or qualification in the professional field corresponding to the purpose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution

Article R8253-1

The special contribution provided for in article L. 8253-1 is due for each foreign national employed in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1. This contribution is payab…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-2

Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police mentioned, respectively, in articles L. 511-1, L. 521-1, L…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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