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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-6-1

…provided for in Article R. 742-16 or on the register of traineeships provided for in article R. 742-11 and forecasts of appointments for the next three years. Each year, the board of the Conseil natio…

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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…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-3

…27-1, may transmit to the employer or its third party declarant within the meaning ofarticle L. 133-11 of the Social Security Code, at its request, the list of terminations of employment contracts and…

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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…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-9

…unscheduled hospitalisation or emergency hospitalisation as referred to in II of article R. 6123-91-11, allowing complications to be managed by involving as soon as possible the care team that has mas…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…icle do not apply to a minor child who may acquire French nationality pursuant to articles 21-7, 21-11, 21-12 and 22-1, nor to a convicted offender who has benefited from an automatic pardon or a judi…

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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

…hich 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 concerned, the benefit resulting from the employer's…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to Book IV

Article L2634-1

…the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV to Saint-Martin: 1° In 4° of Article L. 2411-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 411-2 of the Construction and Housing Code" are replaced b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to Book IV

Article L2624-1

…application of the legislative provisions of Book IV to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In 4° of Article L. 2411-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 411-2 of the Construction and Housing Code" are replaced b…

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