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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-2

…us in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures may receive p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-22

…n of the High Council or the General Rapporteur exercise the powers provided for in Articles R. 821-16 à R. 821-19 and those resulting from the agreements provided for in article R. 821-20 are specifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-9

…sional sporting or leisure activities, subject to compliance with the provisions of article R. 4313-16: 1° Riders' helmets ; 2° Equipment for protection against falls from a height.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article R551-21

For the application of 2° of article L. 551-16, an asylum seeker is considered to have left their place of accommodation if they are absent for more than a week without valid justification.In this cas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-38

…ribution and assignment of staff is carried out in accordance with the provisions of article R. 123-16 of the same code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-15

…the authorisation must provide proof that he or she meets the conditions set out in article R. 1322-16 relating to the existing sanitary emergence perimeter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-2

As stated in Article 511-16 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"Obtaining human embryos without complying with the conditions set out in Articles L. 2141-5 and L. 2141-6 of the Public Health C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-8

…hen referring a case to the Commission or its Chairman pursuant to Articles L. 1442-13-3 or L. 1442-16, the Minister for Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal in whose jurisdiction the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A22

The commission provided for in Article 16 (2° and 4°) of this code issues an opinion on the lists mentioned in 4° of Article A. 21 of the same code within a maximum of four months after the date of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-18

…ies for which a declaration or certificate is issued after the dates stipulated in articles R. 5151-16 and R. 5151-17 are not taken into account when calculating the period of activity required to acq…

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