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

Article R4127-75

In accordance with article L. 4163-5, it is forbidden to practise medicine under a pseudonym. A doctor who uses a pseudonym for activities relating to his profession must declare this to the Conseil D…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-42

In the buildings of the centres for which the region is responsible in application of articles L. 114-5 and L. 114-7 of this code, housing concessions are granted by the region to State employees unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37

Without prejudice to the provisions ofarticle L. 1251-5, the agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user undertaking may stipulate the cases in which the waiting period provided for inartic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-9

The costs corresponding to the obligations of the person responsible for a swimming pool or artificial bathing area as set out in this chapter are to be borne by that person. The conditions relating t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2152-6

Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to articles R. 2152-3 to R. 2152-5 and R. 2153-3, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GD

The contribution provided for by Article L. 245-1 of the Social Security Code is excluded from charges that are deductible for income tax or corporation tax purposes in accordance with article L. 245-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-3

The collegiate body with competence in medicine provided for in II of Article L. 231-2 and III of Article L. 231-2-1 corresponds to the medical committee provided for in point 2.4.2 of Annex I-5.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-4

The arrangements for the identification of products manufactured under compulsory licence pursuant to Article 10-5 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 are established by a decision of the Director General…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-35

The national commission will inform the commissions mentioned in article L. 1142-5 and the courts mentioned in article L. 1142-11 without delay of the removal of experts from the national list of medi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-19

The provisions of article R. 4134-5, the second and third paragraphs of article R. 4134-6, and from article R. 4134-7 shall apply to the persons designated in article R. 4134-18.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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