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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-6

…n article L. 1411-11 and, where applicable, secondary care activities as defined in article L. 1411-12, as well as other activities contributing to the implementation of the healthcare project. II - I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-9

…nd examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in article R. 4241-12. The Prefect acknowledges receipt of the application within one month of its receipt and, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-17

…s who carry out their duties in one of the establishments or associations mentioned in article R. 5212-12, in particular when these users or third parties are members of the health professions or memb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-38

…vice, and revised every ten years. For networks commissioned between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2019, the master plan referred to in this II shall be drawn up before 31 December 2021.III.-The loca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-3

…s, strategies and procedures implemented by Class 2 investment firms to comply with Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 and to identify, measure and manage the risks to which they are or may be exposed, as defi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-2

…horisation referred to in Article R. 752-44-3, a model of which is appended to the Order of 28 June 2019 setting the content of the application form for authorisation to draw up the certificate of con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies C

…ea and to electricity production facilities using wind mechanical energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D ; b) Upon deliberation by the municipality in which the install…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

…s applicable locally in terms of access to work for foreign nationals" are added; 5° Article L. 414-12 reads as follows: "Art. L. 414-12.-The issue of residence permits bearing the words "employee", "…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-14 a (art. A322-77)

…(withoutsupervising the group)THE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skills tothe dive directorPE-12Ability to dive in a supervised group from 0 to12 metresMastery of the use of personal equipment,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

…ollege mentioned in article L. 3211-9 recommending that a person mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 be cared for in a form other than full hospitalisation, he/she will order an expert opinion under…

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