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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article D2123-28

Elected members affiliated to the institution for the supplementary retirement of non-tenured employees of the State and public authorities (I.R.C.A.N.T.E.C.) are subject to the regulatory provisions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article D546-8

Failure to comply with the time limits set out in articles D. 546-2 and D. 546-4 of this code and by articles D. 621-10 and D. 621-11 of the Penitentiary Code does not constitute a cause of nullity fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article R2312-3

The members of the Social and Economic Committee or, where applicable, of the Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee may ask to see all the books, registers and non-nominative documents requi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventing obesity and overweight

Article D3232-1

The information campaigns referred to in article L. 3232-3 refer to non-commercial communications of a national nature, whatever the medium, the purpose of which is to present nutritional recommendati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-21

Doctors are prohibited from distributing for profit any remedies, devices or products presented as having a health benefit, unless they have been granted dispensation under the conditions laid down by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-3

Massage is any external manoeuvre performed on tissues, with or without a therapeutic aim, either manually or by means of equipment other than electrotherapy equipment, with or without the use of prod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-4

During the investigation or when no court has been seised or when the court seised has exhausted its jurisdiction without having ruled on the restitution of items placed in the hands of justice, the p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 septies F

In the event of the transfer of securities mentioned in article 118, at 6° and 7° of article 120 and to Article 1678 bis as well as treasury bills on formulas and entered on the balance sheet of a com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-2

The couple or unmarried woman who wishes to offer their embryos for reception must give their written consent, in application of article L. 2141-5, after at least one interview with the multidisciplin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Contract and cluster project

Article R6146-8

I.-On the basis of the organisation determined by the Director, the cluster contract referred to in article L. 6146-1 defines the objectives, particularly in terms of care policy and quality, assigned…

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