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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-4

I. - When a healthcare professional who has ceased to be covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, applies to be entered on the roll of a professional association or on one o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-40

When it is consulted pursuant to IV of article L. 1611-10, the Consultative Commission on the Financial Responsibility of Local Authorities shall give its opinion within three months of the date of re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Fields of activity covered by national cost studies

Article R6113-53

The national cost studies referred to in Article L. 6113-11 may cover the following fields of activity:1° The activities mentioned in 1° of article R. 162-33 of the Social Security Code; 2° The activi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-40

I. - The National Sanctions Committee may impose one of the following administrative sanctions: 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° A temporary ban on exercising the activity or exercising managerial res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-14

In a société d'exercice libéral de chirurgiens-dentistes, the direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragrap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-4

The Board of Directors comprises twenty-nine members, distributed as follows:1° Three ex officio members:a) The Director of Sports or his representative ;b) The President of the French National Olympi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions shall apply 1° Accessory means any article which is intended by its manufacturer to be used principally with an in vitro diagnostic medical de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

I.-For the application of article L. 2141-10 in Wallis and Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 785

The Pre-Trial Judge may declare that the parties have conciliated, even partially.The Pre-Trial Judge may appoint a mediator under the conditions of Article 131-1.He shall, at the request of the parti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L430-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 436-4 and L. 436-5 are applicable to the foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 200-4 and L. 200-5.

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