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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article D623-30-1

The scale of fees for services rendered provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 623-16 is set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget and agriculture. This scale determines the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-3

…al to or greater than three consecutive working days ; 2° At least fifteen days in advance in other cases. This information shall specify the date, duration and times of the course and the name of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Managing dose constraints

Article R4451-33-1

I.-For the purposes of preventive radiological monitoring and alerting in the event of abnormal exposure, the employer shall fit an operational dosimeter to: 1° Any worker entering a controlled area d…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-9-1

The judge sets the duration of this enjoyment for a maximum of six months. Where the property belongs to the parents in joint ownership, the measure may be extended, at the request of either parent, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-37-1

…the context of the missions provided for in article L. 5125-1-1 A of the present code. For the application of 1°, turnover from the sale of medicinal products in the local authorities mentioned inarti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-3

…edicine provided for in II of Article L. 231-2 and III of Article L. 231-2-1 corresponds to the medical committee provided for in point 2.4.2 of Annex I-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology.

Article D6124-150-3

I.-The holder ensures that the medical and paramedical team identifies and regularly updates the recommendations for good practice to be applied, and implements an assessment of compliance with these…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-3

…ther Member State of the European Union. Where a company of statutory auditors holds a stake in the capital of another company of statutory auditors, shareholders or partners who are not statutory aud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55-1

…whether the course or training will give rise to costs to be borne by the offender. If this is the case, the amount of these costs may not exceed the amount of the fine provided for third-class offen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-52-1

…er of the vehicle for immobilisation as provided for in 3° of article 41-2, this surrender shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the articles R. 131-5 to R. 131-11 of the Criminal…

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