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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-56

For the research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 concerning cosmetic products or tattooing products, the sponsor shall report to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

The prefect communicates to the president of the general council: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes chargeable to the department, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

The prefect communicates to the mayors: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes and the tax for the removal of household waste chargeable…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-13

The list of alternate jurors provided for in article 264 comprises: 1° Seven hundred jurors for the assize courts of Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis; 2° Six hundred jurors for the assize court of Val-de-M…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consultation deadlines

Article R2312-6

I.-For the consultations mentioned in article R. 2312-5, in the absence of an agreement, the social and economic committee is deemed to have been consulted and to have given a negative opinion on expi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

The Managing Director is appointed for a renewable term of three years. The age limit for the Director General is sixty-seven. He manages the agency. He performs all acts that are not reserved to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-42

Each year, the specialised commission on the rights of users of the healthcare system is responsible, in collaboration with the other specialised commissions and under the conditions set out in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Aid for sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption

Article R1435-9-9

Throughout the duration of the contract, the signatory may benefit, at his request, from aid in the event of incapacity due to illness, calculated on a flat-rate daily basis and equal to one thirtieth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-1

The representative of the State communicates to the president of the territorial council:1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes and the h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Operation

Article R6144-6

The chairman of the hospital medical committee ensures that the committee operates smoothly. In order to carry out its duties, the Institutional Medical Committee shall draw up its own rules of proced…

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