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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-2

I.-The protocols referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 4311-1 comply with the recommendations for good practice drawn up or validated by the Haute Autorité de Santé. They detail the activit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

…ment for each of the States mentioned in Article L. 2341-1 is set according to the following rules: 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat ; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-14

…nalties from the date of admissibility and until the implementation of the measures provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 724-1 and to articles L. 732-1, L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-12

Where available, the certified information referred to in Article L. 4352-1-1 shall be used in lieu of supporting documents to fulfil the obligations set out in Article L. 4352-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-10

…ions of pregnancy by medication carried out by a doctor or midwife under the agreement mentioned in 1° of article R. 2212-9 are carried out until the end of the seventh week of pregnancy. The doctor o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4411-1

For the application of this Title, when the substances or mixtures mentioned in article L. 4411-1 are used mainly in agricultural establishments and farms, the powers of the Minister for Labour are ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1262-19

The provisions of articles R. 4231-1 to R. 4231-4, R. 8281-1 to R. 8281-4 and R. 8282-1 are applicable to employees seconded to France.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot

Article A713-10-1

The model minutes, referred to in article R. 713-7-1, are set out in appendix 7-2-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2342-1

The conditions for participation in the procurement procedure relating to the capacities of the candidate, as referred to in Article L. 2142-1, and the acceptable means of proof, are indicated by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1774

Persons guilty of any of the offences referred to in 1° to 4° of 1 of Article 1772 and in Article 1773 may be deprived of civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the procedures set out in a…

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