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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-10

I.-Subject to the provisions of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-2

The operation of a pharmacy is incompatible with the practice of another profession, in particular that of doctor, veterinary surgeon, midwife or dentist, even if the person concerned holds the corres…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article R742-6-1

Candidates for the competition for access to the profession of commercial court clerk may be persons who meet the conditions mentioned in 1° to 6° of Article R. 742-1. The competition is held once a y…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…8° Reconstructive plastic surgery ; 9° Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery ; 10° Vascular surgery ; 11° Visceral and digestive surgery ; 12° Gynaecology-obstetrics, or medical gynaecology and gynaecol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-3

The bodies responsible for collecting unemployment insurance contributions, mentioned in article L. 5427-1, may transmit to the employer or its third party declarant within the meaning ofarticle L. 13…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Billing for services

Article D7233-1

…wn of the time spent; 9° The prices of the various services; 10° Where applicable, travel expenses; 11° Where the legal entity or sole trader is approved in application of Article L. 7232-1 but not de…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-9

I.-The holder of the systemic cancer drug treatment authorisation is organised in such a way that, in order to guarantee continuity of care for the patient, the following information can be communicat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

No one may acquire French nationality or be reinstated in this nationality if they have been convicted of crimes or offences constituting an attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation or an act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 1132-4, L. 1134-4, L. 1144-3, L. 1152-3, L. 1153-4, L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, the court shall order the offending employer to reimburse to the organisations co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-9

In companies with fewer than fifty employees, which do not have a works council and which are not covered by a joint body mentioned in article L. 411-20, and as far as the individual employer is conce…

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