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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of the member or party States.

Article R4221-13-7

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, issues the practice authorisations provided for in article L. 4221-9, after obtaining the opinion o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of the member or party States.

Article D4221-13-8

Applicants for a licence to practise under the provisions of article L. 4221-9 must prove that they have a sufficient command of the French language when submitting the application provided for in art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article A421-1

I.-The Mayotte Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Mayotte or his representative; b) The Rector of Mayotte or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-1

I.-The Martinique Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The Rector of the M…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D314-26

The vocational training referred to in 2° of Article D. 314-23 as well as the continuing education referred to in Article D. 314-25 : 1° Their purpose is to enable people to acquire legal, economic an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-20-1

I. - To qualify as a commercial area within the meaning of article L. 3132-25-1, the area for which a request for demarcation or modification has been made must meet the following criteria:1° Constitu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-2-2

For its application in Mayotte, 2° of Article L. 5125-3 is worded as follows:" 2° The opening of a pharmacy by means of creation, if the demographic conditions provided for in Article L. 5511-3 are me…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-3

I.-The preventive recovery plan referred to in article L. 311-5 includes appropriate conditions and procedures to ensure the rapid implementation of the recovery measures identified. It considers seve…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 16

Where there is an urgent need to safeguard the estate, the mayor is required to provisionally affix the seals, subject to reporting without delay to the judicial court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 32

The president of the court shall determine, by order, the date on which the case is to be called before the president and shall designate, where appropriate, the chamber to which it is to be distribut…

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