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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-7

…rily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1242-2, the term of the contract initially set may be postponed until the da…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-15

…fic ban on performance or a warning;3° A reference to the country of origin of the work or document;4° In the case of a co-production, a reference to the countries of the co-producers;5° Where applica…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CHECKS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L811-6

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be determined by decree in the Council of State, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article L4751-1

The fines provided for in this Title shall be imposed and recovered by the competent administrative authority under the conditions defined in Articles L. 8115-4, L. 8115-5 and L. 8115-7, on the basis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-27

The liquidator, within two months of taking up his duties, shall submit to the official receiver a statement mentioning the valuation of the assets and the preferential and unsecured liabilities. In t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-9

For the application of the provisions of this chapter, army hospitals are considered to be health establishments. The central director of the armed forces health service exercises, for armed forces ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5212-2

…evention purposes; 3° Carrying out any studies or work relating to the safe use of medical devices; 4° Carrying out and monitoring any corrective action decided upon.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-127

…cteristics of the high-activity sealed source and the installation and their maintenance conditions;4° The work procedures to be followed when carrying out the nuclear activity;5° The methods for mana…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R365-4

…he Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 4° References to the court of first instance are replaced by references to the court of first instan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-63

…another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 4° Route(s) of administration; 5° Pharmaceutical form(s); 6° Degree(s) of dilution; 7° The list of p…

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