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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R4312-59

Nurses may work in a salaried or self-employed capacity. They may also work in a dual capacity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

I.-The amount of the fee provided for in 2° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for a variation to a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment as part of a national procedure or a mutual recognition…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Appeals against police judgements

Article 546

The right to appeal lies with the accused, the person civilly liable, the public prosecutor, the public prosecutor and the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the police court, when the fine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 552

The period between the day on which the summons is issued and the day set for the appearance before the criminal or police court is at least ten days, if the party summoned resides in a department of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 565

…activity under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The provisions of articles 570 and 571 apply to such a person as a supplier. Retail sales of manufactured tobacco are reserved…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 512

…lly by the subrogated guardian where one has been appointed or by the family council where article 457 is applied. Where several persons have been appointed under the conditions of article 447 for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 508

The clerk of the court shall notify the president of the court of the filing of such application. The judgment shall not be enforceable and the court may not rule on the merits until a decision has be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Socio-educational or cultural activities" speciality

Article A212-53

The organisation of the "socio-educational or cultural activities" speciality of the Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport is set out in the relevant Order of 20 November 2006.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Remuneration of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the implementation of the agreement and the expert.

Article R611-52

The decision which provides for the benefit of provisions to the agent for the execution of the agreement, pursuant to Article R. 611-47, may specify that they will be allocated at the end of each of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Remuneration of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the implementation of the agreement and the expert.

Article R611-51

…ision is communicated by the court clerk to the public prosecutor. The provisions of article R. 611-50 are applicable. When the assignment prepared as part of the conciliation is implemented after the…

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