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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article R3321-4

I.-For the application of 3° of a of article L. 3332-1, the department may allocate to reserves a fraction of the revenue from transfer duties for valuable consideration that it recognises in respect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of establishments providing the public hospital service

Article R6112-4

I.-When a private health care institution is authorised to provide the public hospital service under the conditions defined in article L. 6112-3, its legal representative must bring its articles of as…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 shall establish a separate accounting record for the transactions it carries out in the name and on behalf of the State pursuant to Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-4

…taining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of masseur-physiotherapist nationals of a Member State of the European Un…

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

Article L4311-4

…individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-4

…btaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of orthoptist nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of ano…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-4

…btaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of occupational therapist nationals of a Member State of the European Uni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-4

…btaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of psychomotrician nationals of a Member State of the European Union or o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-4

…btaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of chiropodist nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-4

…the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise the profession of speech and language therapist to nationals of a Member State of the Eu…

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