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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-1

…rers or their representatives within the meaning of : a) 30° or 32° of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, as amended, concerning medic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-2

…article 21-27, be reinstated by declaration made, in France or abroad, in accordance with articles 26 et seq. They must have retained or acquired clear ties with France, particularly of a cultural, p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 10: Mandated employee.

Article L2412-10

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee appointed under articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26 may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness for work…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisations subject to administrative approval.

Article R322-131

For the application of the provisions of Article R. 612-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the information and documents relating to the situation of the said undertakings must be made available t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-6

…utstanding guaranteed loans and risks underwritten, as referred to in Article 58 of Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 on the separation and regulation of banking activities, is sent to the Banque de France…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CALCULATION OF SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND EXPLOITATION OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS

Article 810-1

The rates or coefficients used to calculate the investment allowances referred to in articles 211-26, 211-28, 211-29, 222-4, 232-6 and 232-7, as well as the rates used to calculate and the ceilings fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article R571-1

…fies that the foreign national is the subject of a procedure pursuant to regulation no. 604/2013 of 26 June 2013.This certificate does not allow free movement in the other Member States of the Europea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2113-22

…om a merger with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants under the conditions referred to in article L. 2113-26 as it read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Night work

Article R3163-1

…articular characteristics of the activity justify, in application of articles L. 3163-2 and L. 6222-26, the granting of a derogation from the ban on night work for young workers are: 1° Hotels; 2° Res…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-2

…he contract prior to this extension, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article D. 6222-26.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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