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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-125

…ance organisations on a plaque at their place of practice. He may also mention his diplomas, qualifications, functions and specific features of practice recognised by the Conseil national de l'ordre.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reimbursement of transport costs incurred by trainees

Article R6523-12

…nd who are following a course giving rise to remuneration payable by the State, the region or the local authority in one of the other aforementioned departments or local authorities are entitled to re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-11

…erty Code in the event of disclosure of information falling within the scope of a manufacturing secret or business secret.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Action by the administrative authority

Article D1233-11

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment sends the following documents to the employer: 1° The written notice referred to in article L. 1233-56, in the event…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-12

…representative, proposals for the amendment of legislative or regulatory provisions in force, applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, as well as any proposal for legislative or regulatory provisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-14

For the application of article L. 71-111-11, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be written back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the disposal of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-12

…It shall rule in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 622-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lead exposure risk report

Article R1334-10

The author of the lead exposure risk report drawn up in application of article L. 1334-5 identifies the elements containing a coating, specifies the lead concentration of these coatings and the analys…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Education, re-education and vocational training centres

Article R5213-11

In an emergency, the organisation providing care for the disabled worker may provisionally admit the person concerned, subject to forwarding his or her file to the Commission des droits et de l'autono…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Earmarked credit

Article R341-11

The fact that the seller or service provider himself or through an agent acting on his behalf has the buyer subscribe to a request for immediate delivery or supply, in disregard of the provisions of a…

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