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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-14

…rvice has at least one full-time occupational physician for every one thousand five hundred employees. For any number of employees or fraction thereof below one thousand five hundred, a part-time occu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-158

…al team working with patients requiring intensive care specific to severe burns includes at least : 1° During the day shift, one nurse and one care assistant for every two patients ; 2° During the nig…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-198

…nts, from among the members of the multidisciplinary team, a coordination team comprising at least: 1° A practising home hospital doctor; 2° A State-qualified or registered nurse; 3° A social service…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Different categories of detainees

Article D521-1-1

…tified of one of the decisions of the representative of the public prosecutor's office mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article 728-22-1, the latter is informed that the appeal to the president of the en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-1

…eption of collection carried out in the context of research involving the human person mentioned in 1° ofArticle L. 1121-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Remuneration of the holder

Article R2213-1

…p contract specifies the conditions under which the following are taken into account and identified:1° Investment costs, in particular study and design costs, construction costs, ancillary constructio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal

Article R1225-1

In order to benefit from the pregnancy and maternity protection provided for in articles L. 1225-1 et seq., the employee shall submit to her employer, against receipt or by registered letter with ackn…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishment and composition

Article D49-1

…addition to administrative staff, a registrar separate from that of the enforcement judges' chambers. This secretariat may also be made up of enforcement officers and clerks mentioned in Article D. 4…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-1

…are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-1

…ng provisions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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