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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-31

The employer shall report as soon as possible any pyrotechnic event occurring in the course of its activities to the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles

Article R4321-3

Where the measures taken in application of articles R. 4321-1 and R. 4321-2 cannot be sufficient to protect the health and safety of workers, the employer shall take all other necessary measures to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-3

The authorisation is issued pursuant to Article L. 2142-1, by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to D. 6122-44-1. The documents i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-3

To be authorised to take tissue samples for therapeutic purposes from a deceased person, health establishments must : 1° Demonstrate that their organisation and operating conditions are such that retr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-3

The insertion provided for in Article R. 236-2 is not required where, for an uninterrupted period beginning no later than thirty days before the date set for the general meeting called to vote on the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Persons responsible for social and personality investigations or contributing to judicial supervision or probationary suspension

Article R121-3

It is allocated to the authorised association that has entered into the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 15-37 :1° For verification of the material, family or social situati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-30

For the application of 1° of Article R. 5121-26, where reference is made to published scientific literature, experts must justify the use of this bibliographical documentation and demonstrate that it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-3

The provisions of articles R. 3123-1 and R. 3123-2 are applicable, where they do not benefit from more favourable provisions, to civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the General Civil Service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-3

The provisions of articles R. 4135-1 and R. 4135-2 are applicable, where they do not benefit from more favourable provisions, to civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-3

The provisions of articles R. 7125-1 and R. 7125-2 are applicable, where they do not benefit from more favourable provisions, to civil servants governed by Titles I to IV of the general civil service…

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