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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1216-2

The application shall also contain, where known and useful, the following information, specifying how it was gathered: - the composition of the family of the person to be protected, their living condi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Management of the information and monitoring system for exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-127

…Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire is responsible for: 1° Managing the information and monitoring system for exposure to ionising radiation and organising the access required to apply…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Management of the information and monitoring system for exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-128

…en, in the light of the results of individual dosimetric monitoring, the exposure of a worker has exceeded one of the dose limit values set in Article R. 4451-6, the Institut de Radioprotection et de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-12

…L. 5212-8 to be approved, the multi-year programme it provides for must include a recruitment plan and a plan to maintain employment in the company. These documents are accompanied by objectives, whi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reimbursement of transport costs incurred by trainees

Article R6523-12

Trainees residing in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique or Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and who are following a course giving rise to remuneration payable by the State, the region or the local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-12

In the event of refusal to admit a patient who fulfils the conditions required for admission, even though there are enough beds available in the establishment to accommodate the patient, admission may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-120

The Social and Economic Committee shall be consulted on the organisation set up by the employer to apply the provisions of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-121

The radiation protection advisor appointed by the employer pursuant to Article R. 4451-112 may also be appointed by the person responsible for the nuclear activity pursuant to Article R. 1333-19 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement

Article L2362-12

…ansformation of a cooperative, the agreement shall provide for a level of information, consultation and participation at least equivalent to that existing in the cooperative which is to be transformed…

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