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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-18-1

A decision is taken on the application for registration referred to in Articles R. 512-15 and R. 512-17 within six months of its submission. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-9

…establishment shall bear the costs of the medical biology analyses provided for in articles R. 1211-15 and R. 1211-16.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2334-2

…nsation allocations referred to in 1 of II of this article taken into account are those recorded on 15 February of the year of allocation in the accounts provided for the allocation of compensation al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-10

…enforcement judge. The latter will then issue the summons or summonses provided for by article 723-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3143-3

…by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-51-1

…he biological limit values set by decree are carried out by the bodies mentioned in article R. 4724-15. If the limit values are exceeded, the occupational physician, if he considers that this is due t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-3

Employing a worker under the age of eighteen in prohibited work, in disregard of article L. 4153-8 and the decrees adopted for its application, is punishable by a fine of the fifth class. Repeated off…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-82

…mmission, fee-splitting and customer misappropriation, subject to the provisions of article L. 4312-15 relating to nurses practising jointly and receiving a fixed fee per patient.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health and safety

Article R6222-36

…will undergo an information and prevention visit as provided for in articles R. 4624-10 to R. 4624-15 or a pre-recruitment medical examination as provided for in articles R. 4623-22 to R. 4624-27 no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-3

…ent report in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 533-5 is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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