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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-18

…the French Penal Code, for the offences set out in article R. 1337-18 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the procedures set out in article 131-41 of the French Penal Code, to c…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Liability regime

Article L133-18

…d in any event no later than the end of the first following business day, unless it has good reason to suspect fraud by the payment service user and it notifies the Banque de France of these reasons i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article R343-18

Associations' access to the holding area must not interfere with the operation of the holding area and the activities carried out there by government departments, transport companies and infrastructur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4453-18

The employer shall draw up a workstation manual for each workstation where workers are likely to be exposed to electromagnetic fields exceeding the values triggering action identified in application o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-18

…xists, the criminal court will rule on the enforcement of the confiscation order. The public prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State by any means that leaves a written rec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-18

Biological samples transmitted by the medical biology laboratory established in France requesting the performance of the analytical phase are subject to a monitoring procedure making it possible to es…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-18

…on, the following definitions shall apply1° "Meeting": a gathering involving the participation of motorised land vehicles, which takes place on a public road or a road open to public traffic in compli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-18

Where, despite the preventive measures implemented pursuant to this section, exposure exceeding the exposure limit values is observed, the employer shall: 1° Immediately take measures to reduce exposu…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-189

…hundred points or less for men and eighty-five points or less for women on the scale corresponding to the technical disciplines of alpine skiing (slalom or giant slalom) set by the International Ski…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-184

…s of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to supervise, lead, teach or train in alpine…

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