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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R2111-1

I.-The professional in a childcare facility for young children referred to in article L. 2111-3-1, who may administer medical care or treatment to a child in his care, at the request of the holder(s)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-20

For projects requiring planning permission, the commercial operating authorisation lapses within three years of the date on which the planning permission became final: 1° For sales areas that have not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

The provisions of this section apply to activities in which workers are exposed or are likely to be exposed in the course of their work to carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic chemical agents. They d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

I. - Articles R. 2213-2-2 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-2-1

The Public Prosecutor sends the Attorney General the annual criminal policy report on the application of the law and the general instructions, as well as the annual report on the activity and manageme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article R2511-22

The distribution of the second share of the allocation mentioned in article L. 2511-39 is carried out in the following manner:1° 50% of the appropriations are distributed among the arrondissements or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Classification of workers

Article R4451-57

I.-With regard to the dose assessed pursuant to 4° of Article R. 4451-53, the employer shall classify as: 1° Category A, any worker likely to receive, over a period of twelve consecutive months: a) An…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-34

The sentence enforcement judge may, without proceeding with the adversarial debate provided for in Article 712-6, declare by reasoned order that a request for sentence adjustment is inadmissible pursu…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-6

In the specific case where the asset has been apprehended in order to be remitted to a pledgee, the act of remittance or apprehension is deemed to constitute a seizure in the custody of the creditor a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Cooperation with the Commission de Régulation de l'Energie and the bodies responsible for physical agricultural markets

Article L621-21

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Commission de régulation de l'énergie shall cooperate with each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the pe…

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