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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux.

Article R2573-55

A commission placed under the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia sets each year the categories of priority operations eligible for the subsidies mentioned in Article R. 2573-54 and,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Workers in identical jobs with several employers

Article D4624-59

The health monitoring provided for in Article L. 4624-1-1 is applicable to workers who meet the following conditions: 1° The worker simultaneously performs at least two employment contracts, whether f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Medical file

Article R4412-55

The medical file is kept for at least fifty years after the end of the period of exposure, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4624-8 of this code or article R. 717-27 of the rural and mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5

Doctors responsible for collecting nominative medical data or for processing files containing such data are subject to the obligation of secrecy, breach of which is punishable in accordance with artic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-53

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 623-27-1 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-53

The technical files containing the information relating to the search for and identification of asbestos-containing materials provided for in articles R. 1334-22, R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 of the Publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-5

The provisions of articles L. 313-14 to L. 313-14-2 of the Consumer Code are applicable to loans granted to any natural person registered in the National Register of Companies and to the sole managing…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Project Development Aid Commission

Article 212-52

The Project Development Grants Committee is made up of five members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Gardens and surrounding areas

Article R1331-52

Gardens and areas surrounding residential premises must be maintained in such a way as not to compromise the health and hygiene of these premises. When household waste containers and dustbins are stor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Gardens and surrounding areas

Article R1331-54

It is forbidden to keep and maintain animals of any species in communal areas of apartment buildings, or around or in the gardens of dwellings, which, due to their number, behaviour or state of health…

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