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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-48

For the application of the provisions of II of article 9 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the proportion of women and men represented within eac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-3

…X WORKERS I. - Reference framework Article L. 1181-1 of the present code, resulting from the law of 13 April 2016 aimed at strengthening the fight against the prostitution system and supporting people…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…ion of its seventh paragraph Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 L. 1523-6 law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 L. 1523-7 law no. 2002-1 of 2 January 2002 L. 1524-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 Februar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-16

…needs of the chambers to carry out their missions, their economic weight as defined in article L. 713-13 and ensuring the necessary equalisation between the chambers of commerce and industry, in part…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-29

…obligations foncières issued by sociétés de crédit foncier in application of 2° of I of article L. 513-2, housing finance bonds issued by sociétés de financement de l'habitat in application of I of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1

…of the authorities and bodies mentioned in articles L. 1123-1, L. 1142-5, L. 1142-22, L. 1222-1, L. 1313-1, L. 1413-1, L. 1415-2, L. 1418-1, L. 1431-1, L. 1462-1 and L. 5311-1 of this Code,article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article D6152-356

…a hospital practitioner for a probationary period under the conditions laid down in article R. 6152-13 or at the latest one year after being included on the list of suitable candidates mentioned in ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…les laid down by the code de procédure civile. In cases of domestic violence covered by the article 132-80 du code pénal, a mediation mission cannot be carried out ; 6° In the case of an offence commi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 283

…natural gas or electricity referred to in b of the same III, as well as for the services defined in 13° of Article 259 B which are directly linked to them, the tax is paid by the purchaser who has a F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…s that are party to the regional hospital grouping, for all the activities mentioned in article L. 6132-3.The director of the establishment or of the support establishment for the grouping may delegat…

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