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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-17

The Public Prosecutor shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record of any decision or measure which has the effect of depriving th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 3142-7, the employee shall inform the employer at the time of requesting the leave by any means giving a date certain of the fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3163-3, applicable to the employment of young workers aged between sixteen and eighteen for temporary work in cases of extreme urgency, is punishabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-8

Meetings of the Committee and its Section are not open to the public. Voting shall be by secret ballot by decision of the Chairman or at the request of one or more members present. In the event of a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-117

The trade union organisations send the list of candidates to the chairman and secretary of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee. The Agency and Working Conditions Committee appoints the local r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2322-7

Approval given to the person in charge of medical management may be withdrawn by reasoned decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency if the conditions for approval are no longer me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-11

The term of office of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and officers ends when they cease to fulfil the conditions for membership of the National Council. They shall then be replaced within three months. In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-19

Each year, the mayor notifies the chairman of the community council of the programme of maintenance work that the town council decides to have carried out on the roads temporarily retained by the comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-4

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the distribution of electrical energy governed by the law of 15 June 1906 on the distribution of energy. In the case of electrical traction installations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Non-specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-8

The air sent after recycling into premises with non-specific pollution is filtered. The recycled air is not taken into account when calculating the minimum fresh air flow rate provided for in Article…

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