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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Pathology monitoring

Article R4426-12

The occupational physician is informed by the employer of the deaths and absences due to illness of workers exposed to pathogenic biological agents, when these absences exceed the durations set by joi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-12

When the conditions for granting the exemption are met, the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code issue the interested party with a certificate of eligibility…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties to patients

Article R4312-12

Once they have agreed to provide care, nurses are obliged to ensure continuity. Nurses have the right to refuse care for professional or personal reasons, except in emergencies or in cases where they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Labour inspection in defence establishments

Article R8111-12

For establishments placed under the authority of the Minister of Defence and to which access is regulated and permanently supervised, labour inspection missions, in accordance with article L. 8112-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-121

…atients at all times.Protocols are agreed between the medical managers of the cardiac surgery units and the intensive care units on the provision of an adequate number of intensive care beds and on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Regional organisation of health monitoring

Article L1435-12

…are responsible, in liaison with the agencies mentioned in Articles L. 1313-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1418-1 and L. 5311-1, for the organisation and territorial coverage of health monitoring. To this end, they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-12

…summons sent to the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or to the debtor natural person and the memorandum drawn up pursuant to Article R. 611-10.If the request has been submitted in the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-12

…mayors or the municipal commission with the information mentioned in articles R. 2511-8, R. 2511-9 and R. 2511-11. These dwellings are allocated or proposed for allocation under the conditions set ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-12

Personalised assistance to return to work is paid: 1° Either to the beneficiary, to cover all or part of the expenses incurred by the beneficiary; 2° Or to a service provider in direct payment of an e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Continuous paediatric monitoring.

Article D6124-120

…lised studies in medical intensive care or an inter-university diploma in paediatric intensive care and emergencies, or who can provide evidence of one year's experience in intensive care; 2° Or an an…

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