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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

…mmunication in accordance with the provisions of article D. 591. If the request is made pursuant to 3° of II of Article 77-2, it must include all documents justifying that the presumption of innocence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-15

Specific requirements, adopted pursuant to 3° of Article L. 4111-6, prohibit or restrict, where applicable, the use of recycling for certain categories of substances or categories of premises.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-346

…1° One month for contracts of six months or less; 2° Two months for contracts of two years or less; 3° Three months in all other cases. Service completed on a discontinuous basis is taken into account…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-3

…parks, circuses and exhibition or show sites; 2° Installations on building and public works sites; 3° Installations used during the construction or repair phases, on land, of ships, boats or aircraft…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-12

…e, voluntarily and privately participate in the support and comfort of the patients mentioned in 1°;3° Exposure of persons voluntarily taking part in research programmes involving the human person usi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-33

The holiday pay referred to in article L. 3141-3 is calculated by multiplying one twenty-fifth of the hourly wage defined in article D. 3141-32 by twice the number of hours worked during the reference…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-33

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the regional budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the president and members of the regional economic, social and environmental…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-31

Beneficiaries of this section are entitled to leave determined in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3141-3 to L. 3141-31 if they can prove that they have worked for one or more of the subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-3

…mmary level of presentation ; 2° The chapters, which constitute the level of detailed presentation; 3° Operating accounts. The list of accounts that must be opened in the budget and in the accounts of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Management of undivided property and rights

Article L5842-32

I. - The articles L. 5222-1 to L. 5222-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5222-2:1° The last sentence of the fou…

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