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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-43

The obstetrics unit carries out childbirth and abdomino-pelvic surgery related to pregnancy, childbirth and delivery, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It is also involved in screening for risk f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16

For the application of 2° of Article L. 233-17, the thresholds which must not be exceeded, under the conditions set out in this article, by the group formed by a company and the undertakings it contro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R2321-1

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2321-2, each elected member of the Works Council taking part in a negotiation has a number of delegation hours which is added to the delega…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R197

The public prosecutors and the public prosecutors shall at the same time examine the writings to ensure that they comply with the requirements of Article R. 185, and they shall reduce at the appropria…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R257

For the application of article R. 15-12, notifications are made by the secretary of the commission to the claimant via the military or administrative hierarchical authority, which issues a notice agai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R363

For the application of article R. 15-12, notifications are made by the secretary of the commission to the claimant via the military or administrative hierarchical authority, which issues a notice agai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Fees and allowances of experts, interpreters, persons in charge of social and personality investigations and delegates and mediators of the public prosecutor's office

Article R122

Written translations are paid per page of French text. This page is 250 words long. Oral translations are paid per hour of presence as soon as the interpreter is made available to the public prosecuto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

I.-The employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information:1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ;2° Taking part in operations involving the transport…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined, depending on the classes of business carried on, in accordance with the following provisions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R278

For the application of article R. 49-8-2 in New Caledonia, the words: "to the representative of the State in the department in which it has its headquarters and, in Paris, to the Prefect of Police" ar…

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