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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-3

Temporary electrical installations subject to the provisions of this chapter include: 1° Installations such as those in structures, huts and stands located in fairgrounds, markets, amusement parks, ci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-356

When a midwife is called to attend a patient who is being cared for by another midwife, she must comply with the following rules: 1° If the patient intends to forego the care of the first midwife, she…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 326

1. Seized means of transport shall be released on a solvent bond or on deposit of the value. However, such release shall be offered, without security or deposit, to the owner in good faith who is not…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-3

When sitting in disciplinary matters, the Sports Agents' Commission is composed solely of its Chairman and the members mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 222-2. The member mentioned under 5° of artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-35

Approved sports federations, their regional or departmental bodies and their members are exempt from the formality stipulated in 3° of article A. 331-33, provided that the agreement mentioned in artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-34

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority's budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Martinique Economic, Social, Enviro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public policy

Article L3151-3

Any employee may, at his or her request and in agreement with his or her employer, use the rights allocated to the time savings account to supplement his or her remuneration or to gradually stop worki…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-3

The officers mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record breaches of the provisions of article L. 5132…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-34

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-31

For the application of 5° of article R. 5121-28, when reference is made to published literature recognised in the tradition of homeopathic medicine practised in France, experts justify, on the basis o…

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