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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-14

The reference salary used as a basis for determining the special allowance is set on the basis of the remuneration on which contributions to the unemployment insurance scheme were based for the last t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article D4301-8

…2° Provide proof of at least three years' full-time equivalent practice in the nursing profession; 3° Be registered with the service or organisation designated for this purpose by order of the Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4322-53

…circumstances with propriety and kindness towards the patient and to show compassion towards him ; 3° to agree to an attempt at conciliation at the request of the President of the Regional or Inter-R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article R4422-2

…is and Futuna"; 2° The word: "department" is replaced by the words: "islands of Wallis and Futuna"; 3° The words: "regional health agency" are replaced by the words: "Wallis and Futuna health agency".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-10

…The category to which the product belongs, with reference to those mentioned in article L. 5311-1 ; 3° The name and address of the owner or holder of the product; 4° The date of sampling; 5° The seria…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-5

Prisoners suffering from the mental disorders referred to in article L. 3214-3 may not be kept in a prison. On the basis of a detailed medical certificate and in accordance with the legislation in for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-6

The responsible authority shall take the necessary measures to ensure the integrity and security of the pages on which the information referred to in article R. 8211-3 is disseminated and the protecti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R261-1

…ek ongoing exploitation provided for in article L. 132-27 of the French Intellectual Property Code; 3° To have, in particular as a partner or shareholder, decision-making power with regard to intangib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

1 (Repealed)1 bis (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1 January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).1 ter. The long-term capital gains or losses regime is not applicable t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-5

…mentioned in Articles L. 421-23, L. 421-30 to L. 421-33, L. 423-15, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 426-1 ; 3° At the latest, two months after the date of their eighteenth birthday, if they do not meet the co…

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