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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions in the event of serious and imminent danger and the right of withdrawal.

Article L4526-1

…soon as he is aware of it, inform the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in article L. 8112-1, the prevention department of the social security bodies and, as appropriate, the Nuclear…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-10

…ditions of acquisition, possession, supply and use of the medicinal products referred to in article L. 5143-6 ;3° The procedures for applying the provisions of article L. 5143-9-1;4° The conditions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-1

…m, whether free of charge or for consideration, by any person other than those mentioned in article L. 5143-2 or those belonging to an establishment authorised to prepare them under subcontracting in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-1

…ic health. These regulations are based on the public health programme provided for in 1° of article L. 6431-4.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-18

If the house arrest decision provided for in article L. 731-1 is annulled, this measure is immediately terminated and the president of the administrative court or the magistrate appointed for this pur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-10

In the companies referred to in Article L. 2242-1, negotiations may be initiated by the employer or at the request of a representative employee trade union organisation, specifying the timetable, freq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5531-1

The provisions of Chapter II of Title III of Book I, those of I of Article L. 5134-1 and those of Chapter II of Title III of Book IV of this Part are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-1

…ete independence and full responsibility in accordance with the code of ethics mentioned in article L. 4321-21. In the context of hereditary, congenital or acquired, stabilised or progressive patholog…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Protection in the event of a partial transfer of undertaking or establishment.

Article L2414-1

…mployee included in a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment by application of article L. 1224-1 may only take place after authorisation by the Labour Inspector if the employee holds one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19

…visions of Chapter VI of Title II, with the exception of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 626-1, are applicable to the reorganisation plan, subject to the following provisions. It is the…

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