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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-12

The establishment informs the establishment's technical committee, the social and economic committee and the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment of the appo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-8

The file manager checks the validity of the information recorded and, as appropriate, refuses or deletes records that do not comply with legal requirements.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-12

…ders may, in addition, be deprived for a period not exceeding five years of the right to be elected and to stand as a candidate for the commercial courts, the territorial chambers of commerce and indu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2322-12

Establishments must be able to provide women who have undergone voluntary termination of pregnancy with comprehensive information on contraception or, failing that, liaise with a family planning or ed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3141-12

…s soon as the employee is hired, without prejudice to the rules for determining the period of leave and the order in which it is taken, and to the rules for splitting leave as set out in this section.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National coordination and national missions

Article R1413-89

…of healthcare-associated infections, where appropriate jointly, to carry out national surveillance and expert missions in the field of the control and prevention of healthcare-associated infections a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-12

…with the provisions of article L. 4221-1 relating to the use of workplaces, analyse the new traffic and operating conditions. Where appropriate, the employer shall organise safety training for the wor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Minister for Culture

Article L326-12

…Minister responsible for culture, at the latter's request, any document relating to the collection and distribution of income from the exploitation of rights, with due respect for privacy, business s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-12

…The number of hours of compensatory rest acquired in application of articles L. 3121-28, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-37 ; 3° The number of hours of compensatory rest actually taken during the month; 4° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-12

…describe it at the time of donation, in terms of their perceived general state, psychological state and physical activity; 3° Their physical characteristics, including only their height and weight at…

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