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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-2

For the establishments and groupings mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 4111-1, the provisions of this part may be adapted, by decree adopted, except in the case of specific provisions, by the Counci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

I. - 1. Employees and the persons referred to in 1°, 2° and 3° of b of Article 80 ter called from abroad to take up employment with a company established in France for a limited period are not subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-17

…the installations needed to house the facilities of these buildings. This article does not apply to 1° To pyrotechnic activities whose operating mode requires buildings with workstations on several le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-16-1

The following airports are points of entry within the meaning of article R. 3115-16: 1° Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle; 2° Paris-Orly; 3° Marseille-Provence; 4° Lyon-Saint-Exupéry; 5° Toulouse-Blagnac; 6° Ni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-1-2

…n the care of patients followed by an ophthalmologist who has signed this protocol. It may concern: 1° preparation by the orthoptist for the medical examination by the ophthalmologist; 2° follow-up by…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Thresholds

Article R2211-2

…lue estimated at the time the invitation to tender is sent to the publication. This value includes: 1° The contractor's remuneration paid by the purchaser; 2° Where applicable, income from ancillary a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-2

…the Board of Directors mentioned in article D. 6162-1 are appointed under the following conditions: 1° The staff representatives appointed by the medical committee and the works council are respective…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Simplification and freedom of organisation

Article L6149-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Code relating to the Management Board, the Institutional Medical Committee, the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Committee and the internal organisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Cooperation between the armed forces health service and other health care providers

Article R6147-145

I.-The health professionals and psychologists referred to in article 44 of law no. 85-772 of 25 July 1985 containing various provisions of a social nature, who come under the provisions of article L.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1441

An appeal against a decision taken pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1440-1-1 shall be brought, by application lodged by a lawyer, before the president of the court with which the court clerk…

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