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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1-1

…the employee, the employee is entitled, with justification, to eight days' bereavement leave, which may be split under conditions laid down by decree. The employee shall inform the employer at least t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-6

…he International Health Regulations 2005, emanates from a vessel flying the French flag wherever it may be, or from a vessel flying a foreign flag sailing in French territorial or internal waters boun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation of the company

Article L4041-1

Interprofessional ambulatory care companies may be formed between natural persons practising a medical profession, a medical auxiliary or a pharmacist. Medical professionals, medical auxiliaries and p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-8

…psed since a final decision to strike a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife from the roll, the latter may be relieved of the resulting incapacity by a decision of the disciplinary chamber which ruled on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-8

…organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may prepare, store, distribute, transfer, import and export the gene therapy preparations referred t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-8

Pharmacy assistants may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. Where the eviden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-2-1

Orthoptists may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He shall indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. Where the evidence of f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-3-1

Medical electroradiology manipulators may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R144-1

I. - No person may be a member of the board of directors of an association or a supervisory committee covered by this chapter, nor may they, directly or indirectly or through an intermediary, administ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-62

…s for the past financial year.The Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Supervisory Board may convene a General Meeting at any time.The date set by the Articles of Association for the Genera…

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