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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article L4253-1

A region may only grant a loan guarantee or surety to a person governed by private law under the conditions set out in this article.The total amount of annual instalments, already guaranteed or guaran…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1233-1

For the application of the provisions of this section, samples taken in the context of biomedical research as defined in Article L. 1121-1 shall be regarded as samples taken for therapeutic purposes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article R1261-1

I.-A person of full age who wishes to donate his or her body after his or her death for the purposes of medical teaching and research in application of article L. 1261-1 shall request information from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory examinations.

Article R2132-1

I.-The preventive monitoring of children includes in particular twenty compulsory medical examinations during the first eighteen years, as follows: 1° Fourteen during the first three years; 2° Three f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article D2323-10

The rates for the sale and reimbursement of breast milk collected and processed in lactariums are set by order of the ministers responsible for health and social security.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health nurseries.

Article R2324-1

The purpose of nurseries is to provide day and night care for children under the age of three who cannot remain with their families or benefit from supervised foster care.Nurseries are divided into tw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Economic and social measures

Article D4253-1

The provisions of articles D. 1511-30 to D. 1511-35 are applicable to the regions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-1

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to high-rise buildings, within the meaning of the Construction and Housing Code, for which special provisions apply.They do not preclude more stringent prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-16

The employer must ensure that the construction of buildings and the nature of the materials used are such that, in the event of a pyrotechnic event, the risk of large masses being projected is reduced…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-17

Buildings in which pyrotechnic activities are carried out do not have a storey or basement, unless this storey or basement contains only the installations needed to house the facilities of these build…

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