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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-3

…ter for Defence exercises the powers devolved to the Association Council by articles R. 4222-9, R. 4311-41-4 and R. 4321-32. The orders of the Minister for Health mentioned in articles R. 4222-11, R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Duties towards members of other healthcare professions.

Article R4127-361

As soon as circumstances require, the midwife must offer to consult a doctor. She must accept any consultation with a doctor requested by the patient or her relatives. In either case, she may suggest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-30

When an apprenticeship contract is concluded for a period of less than or equal to one year to prepare for a diploma or qualification at the same level as that previously obtained, when the new qualif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-30

Daily allowances, excluding those paid under the combined application of articles L. 432-9 and L. 433-1 of the Social Security Code, are deducted from the remuneration received for vocational training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the national body responsible for managing the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8291-3

The costs involved in managing the building and public works professional identification card are covered by a fee, the amount of which is set by the union mentioned in article R. 8291-2 and charged t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-3

…or the application of Article L. 771-2: 1° Shall not apply: a) The last paragraph of Article L. 711-3 ; b) The 3rd and last paragraphs of article L. 711-4 ; c) The second paragraph of Article L. 732-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3-2

…ce with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), the transfer of the registered office of an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-1

I.-The rate of reimbursement by the State of the remuneration maintained for trainees by their employers may not exceed: 1° 50% in the case of job creation or modification of the production process; 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3-1

…sence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-3, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the expired contract if the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3-1

…subject to specific conditions that meet the purpose set out in the ninth paragraph of Article L. 532-2 and the fifth paragraph of Article L. 532-3, or be subject to compliance with commitments made…

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