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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Joint Committee

Article D7121-49

The Joint Committee is made up of equal numbers of employers' and employees' representatives. These representatives are appointed respectively by the professional organisations which are representativ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article D8121-4

The powers of the Conseil national de l'inspection du travail do not affect the powers of the joint bodies as defined by law.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules.

Article D5232-4

The service provider and the equipment distributor act in all circumstances in the interests of the person who is ill or has an incapacity or disability. They shall respect the dignity and privacy of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency medical facilities

Article D6124-4

The emergency medicine unit has secretarial staff.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-4

With the exception of private individuals, the list of names of foreign employees requiring work permits is sent every six months until the end of the contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Occupational health inspector

Article D8123-4

…he occupational health inspector communicates to the technical committees of the social security funds the information he possesses on the risks of occupational diseases and accidents inherent in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal of public aid

Article D8272-4

If the company or its de jure or de facto manager has been fined in the twelve months preceding the application, the competent authority may decide to refuse the aid requested. It will then inform the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-42

The organisation and resources of the rooms for observation and immediate care of newborn babies enable the necessary first aid to be given to the child and any serious distress of the newborn to be d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-49

In private health establishments, the contracts concluded in application of the code of medical ethics mentioned in article R. 4127-83 between the establishments and the members of the medical team in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-48

In order to give priority to the mother-child relationship, short-term care for children born in the obstetrics unit and suffering from non-serious conditions that do not require hospitalisation in th…

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