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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4452-8

…m health authority recommendations; 8° Exposure to several sources of artificial optical radiation; 9° The classification of a laser, in accordance with a standard defined by the order referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-1

The aid intended for people setting up or taking over a business, or undertaking the practice of another self-employed profession, provided for in this chapter, includes : 1° The exemption from social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-46-2

For employees entitled to job subsidies leaving adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code , and users leaving establishments and services for assistance through work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146

…eutical form; 7° The capacity of the sales model; 8° Where applicable, special storage precautions; 9° A special warning, if required for the medicinal product; 10° The manufacturing batch number; 11°…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to shores and beaches.

Article L341-14

The rules relating to pedestrian access to beaches and those relating to beach concessions are set out in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-24

The distribution company has a period of one year from the actual release of the cinematographic work in cinemas to provide the financial documents justifying all the financial investment of the distr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-29

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligation to file a draft public offer

Article L433-3

I. - The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets the conditions under which any natural person or legal entity who is a shareholder of a company whose registered office is locat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R761-5

…where they are accompanied by minors. In this case, this period may not exceed twenty-four hours. " 9° The provisions of Article R. 744-11 are not applicable in Mayotte for a period of five years from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-22-2

I.- By way of derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000…

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