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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

…f missions of general interest and assistance with contractualisation referred to in article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code, in accordance with the conditions defined by the Conseil d'Etat d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-12-1

…the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his professional reintegration, the elected representa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article R526-26

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 526-22, the assets, rights, obligations and securities held by the sole trader, which are useful for the professional activity, are those w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-26

…ity service into a sentence of days' fine; 12° The lifting of a prohibition pursuant to article 712-22 ; 13° The conversion of a sentence of days' fine into a suspended sentence with the obligation to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…uoride, hydrogen phosphide (or hydrogen phosphorus); 21° Linseed dust: work exposing to inhalation; 22° Hard metal dust; 23° Ionising radiation: work performed in an area where the effective dose like…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-13

…ency mentioned in article L. 1418-1 ; 15° The maximum number of shifts mentioned in article R. 1418-22 and their amount. With the exception of investment programmes, the Board of Directors may delegat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

…e wording "private and family life" provided for in articles L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5; 3° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "employee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…sources, expertise and performance centre; 20° The Director of Sports ; 21° The Director of Youth ; 22° The Director of Tourism ; 23° The Director General of the National Gendarmerie ; 24° The Directo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-2

…financiers, as soon as the latter ascertains that one of the institutions mentioned in Article L. 322-1 is no longer in a position to return, immediately or in the near future, the financial instrume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-1-1

Any person declaring the opening, transfer or relocation of a third or fourth category on-trade drinks outlet or any person declaring an establishment with a "petite licence restaurant" or "licence re…

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