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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-1

…appeal, including in the event of temporary secondment pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18, the authorities mentioned in a to c of Article R. 14 or the head of the department to which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-21

…o 30 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 (REACH). II - When the substances or mixtures mentioned in the first paragraph of I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Remuneration of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the implementation of the agreement and the expert.

Article R611-47-1

…ebtor on the terms of his remuneration shall be attached to the request mentioned in Article R. 611-18 or at the request mentioned in article R. 611-22. The proposals made by the conciliator are forwa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-38

At the end of the period mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 2223-18-1, if the urn is not claimed and after formal notice by registered letter from the person who provided for the funeral…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-14

…in Article D. 45-3 may submit the request for exoneration or the claim provided for in Articles 495-18 and 495-19 dematerialised in accordance with the procedures specified by this section. The challe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-21

…s period, this shall be deemed to be a favourable opinion. The provisions of III of article R. 2324-18 and, except in the case of a request made by the municipality in which the facility is located, o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-138

…and R. 4223-15 ; 3° Rules relating to the safety of workplaces provided for in R. 4224-2 to R. 4224-18 ; 4° Rules relating to the layout of workplaces provided for in article R. 4225-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-21

…in the data processing is only used for the purposes mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° of article R. 5134-18 by the employees of the administrations and bodies mentioned below, designated and authorised by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-5

…Platforms Social Relations Authority, under the conditions provided for in Articles 12, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-7

…sation is brought to the attention of the fund referred to in Articles L. 174-2, L. 174-2-1, L. 174-18 or L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code as well as the fund mentioned in article 3 of order no. 7…

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