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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-40

…° The duration of the agreement, which may not exceed three years, except in special circumstances; 4° The amount of the company's contribution per job eliminated and the number of jobs eliminated wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National master plan for blood transfusion organisation and regional blood transfusion organisation plans

Article R1222-48

…l qualification of donations; 3° Technical facilities for the preparation of labile blood products; 4° Sites for distributing labile blood products to health establishments running a blood depot; 5° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance rules

Article R519-46

The association shall equip itself with the resources it needs to support its members in carrying out their activities and complying with their obligations. It shall put in place an organisation and w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-4

…opment ; 2° Health determinants and health risks; 3° Social and territorial inequalities in health; 4° The demography of healthcare professionals and projections for the future; 5° Assessments of prev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

When, on the occasion of the implementation of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-9

I.-Any financial contract entered into by a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 and governed by the legislation of a third country shall include a clause stipulating that the parties acknowle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Taking account of the national health strategy in Corsica, in the local authorities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R1411-10

The annual monitoring and multi-year assessments of the national health strategy provided for in article R. 1411-4 , as well as the monitoring of the state of health of the population, inequalities in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-2

The profession of chiropodist is practised illegally:1° Any person who practises chiropody, within the meaning of Article L. 4322-1, without holding a State diploma in chiropody or any other qualifica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-4

…gence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Environment and Energy Management Agency); 4° Representatives of the Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobili…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to Book IV

Article L2644-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In 4° of Article L. 2411-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 411-2 of the Construction and Housing Code"…

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