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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of market surveillance officers

Article R4314-3

Officers authorised to carry out market surveillance duties on the basis of article L. 4314-1 are designated by order of the Minister for Labour or the Minister for Agriculture. They have national jur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of biological limit values

Article R4412-32

When informed by the occupational physician that a biological limit value for a chemical agent hazardous to health has been exceeded, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 4412-51-1, the employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-3

Inside the points of sale defined in article R. 3323-2, the size of an advertising poster for an alcoholic beverage may not exceed 0.35 square metres. In the rooms of public houses, restaurants and ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for awarding a label

Article R5141-34

A label is created attesting to the ability of a natural or legal person to provide one or more of the phases of advice and support for business start-ups and takeovers mentioned in article R. 5141-29…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing arrangements for training courses

Article R6333-3

…ount holder, then, when these are insufficient, the additional resources mentioned in article L. 6333-2 intended to finance the complementary rights. II -When the Caisse des dépôts et consignations mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5212-3

The exercise of material vigilance may involve, in addition to the communication by the manufacturer of the documents mentioned in Article R. 5211-26, access to data in the pre-clinical experimental f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 308

From the opening of the hearing, the use of any sound recording or broadcasting equipment, television or cinema cameras, or photographic equipment is prohibited on pain of an 18,000 euro fine, which m…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-2

The provisions of the preceding article shall not apply to a married child.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373-2

Sums paid to the assignee in respect of the assigned claim shall be set off against the secured claim when due. If this is not the case, the assignee retains them under the conditions set out in artic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-35

The judge hearing the case shall take the decision on the recognition or execution of the European Investigation Order with the same speed and priority as in similar national proceedings and no later…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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