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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorising the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-14

…icular: 1° The name of the medicinal product, together with its international non-proprietary name; 2° Information essential for the appropriation of the technical procedures required by the treatment…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-11

The suspension provided for in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 shall take effect on the date of the decision of the Sanction Commission or of the agreement provided for in article L. 232-21, except where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…ed. The employer may decide to calculate the indicator relating to individual increases, defined in 2° of article D. 1142-2-1, over a multi-year reference period, based on data from the previous two o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-2

…crèches: 20 hours per year of "Health and Inclusive Care" referral, including 4 hours per quarter; 2° Family crèches: 30 hours per year of "Health and Inclusive Care" referent, including 6 hours per…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-1

The public contracts mentioned in this Book are subject to the rules on payment periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the concession contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article L3221-4

The concession contracts referred to in this Book are subject to the rules on payment periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-11

Non-voting preference shares are not taken into account when determining the percentage provided for in Article L. 233-1 or article L. 233-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-1

…ation of healthcare professionals is a procedure designed to guarantee:1° the maintenance of skills;2° the quality of professional practices;3° the updating and level of knowledge.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L4621-1

…able to private-law employers and employees. They also apply to the establishments mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 4111-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article A450-3

The category A and category B officials mentioned in Article A. 450-2 are authorised to carry out visits and seizures for the application of article L. 490-9.

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