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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of poisoning

Article L1340-5

Manufacturers, importers, downstream users or distributors shall declare to the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance any cases of human intoxication of which they are aware and which are induced by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-57

Individual employers employing one or more of the following are liable to pay a contribution to the development of continuing vocational training equal to 0.15% of remuneration for the reference year:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-55

A company agreement, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the so…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-5

Articles L. 3332-3 to L. 3332-4-1 are not applicable in the départements of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle. In these departments, article 33 of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 remains in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-5

Foreign nationals placed under house arrest in application of article L. 751-2 must appear when summoned by the administrative authority, respond to requests for information and attend the interviews…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-58

An employee on parental leave or working part-time to raise a child is entitled to the skills assessment mentioned in article L. 6313-1, subject to the conditions of seniority mentioned in article L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-5

When the supplier offers a deal, it includes at least a one-year contract.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Registration of the application

Article L521-5

When the administrative authority considers that the examination of an application for asylum falls within the jurisdiction of another State which it intends to request, the provisions of Title VII sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L7123-5

Any contract of employment concluded between a modelling agency and each of the models it employs shall be drawn up in writing and shall include a precise definition of its purpose.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-5

The public contracts mentioned in Chapters I to IV of Title I of this Book are subject to the rules on electronic invoicing set out in Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I of this Part.

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