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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-13

Where a former employee of the company does not have access to a collective retirement savings plan, he may continue to make payments into the collective retirement savings plan of his former company.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R814-168

In the event of the dissolution of the société de participations financières, the liquidator is chosen from among the members or, failing this, by the president of the judicial court for the place of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-6

A coordinating doctor may be struck off the register if one of the conditions set out in article R. 3711-3 is no longer met. It is decided by the competent public prosecutor(s). It may also be the sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-218

A dental surgeon may display on a plaque at his place of practice his surname, forenames, telephone number, days and times of consultation, his status with regard to the health insurance bodies and th…

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

Article R4127-81

The doctor may display on a plaque at his place of practice his surname, first names, telephone number, days and times of consultation, his status with regard to the health insurance bodies and the sp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D4311-55-2

Elected members of a Council of the Order who are not entitled to the allowance provided for in article D. 4311-55-1 may, in cases determined by the National Council, receive an allowance for particip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions of self-employed practice.

Article R4322-74

The chiropodist may display on the professional plaque affixed to his or her place of practice his or her surname, first names, telephone number, days and hours of consultation, his or her status with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 174

The judge may have a sound, visual or audiovisual recording made of all or part of the investigative steps he or she takes. The recording shall be kept at the court registry. Each party may request th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 186

When the personal appearance is ordered by a panel, the panel may decide that it will take place before one of its members. When it is ordered by the judge in charge of the investigation, the latter m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions.

Article 533

If the party who served the judgment is deceased, the action may be served at the domicile of the deceased, on his heirs and representatives, collectively and without designation of names and capaciti…

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