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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-158

The provisions set out in articles R. 4624-19 and R. 4624-20 of the Labour Code are applicable to civil servants, practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and public sector contract workers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…ries are integrated into the public health establishment from the date set by article 50 of law no. 2003-1199 of 18 December 2003 on the financing of social security for 2004. The rights and obligatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-1-1

…otwithstanding the provisions of 2° of Article R. 332-1, insurance undertakings may not cover up to 20% of their liabilities with matching assets. II- Undertakings may also choose not to cover their t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…eloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June in French Guiana ; 5° On 9 October in Saint-Barthélemy ; 6° On 20 December in Réunion.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-23-5

The national funeral regulations provided for in Article L. 2223-20 is made up of the provisions of articles R. 2223-24 to R. 2223-33, R. 2223-40 to R. 2223-55-1, R. 2223-67 to R. 2223-72, R. 2223-75…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health nurseries.

Article R2324-8

…set out in annex XXIV bis of decree no. 56-284 of 9 March 1956 supplementing decree no. 46-1834 of 20 August 1946, as amended, setting the conditions for authorising private health and prevention est…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

…becomes aware, in the course of its duties, of an emergency situation as defined in Article L. 613-20-5, it shall alert as soon as possible the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-28

…of the existence of such a system under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. This notice shall mention its purpose, its duration and the procedures for accessing the rules g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-22

…be revealed by the exploitation of the enquiries and investigations mentioned in 1° of Article 230-20 shall be deleted when the investigation is closed and, in any event, on expiry of a period of thr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-9

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the metropolitan authority's accounting officer, who must ch…

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