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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-279

…respects the professional independence of each dental surgeon. In accordance with articles L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-12, contracts or amendments must be communicated to the Conseil départemental de l'ordr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-20

…rd and a copy of the opinion of the doctor appointed by the committee referred to in Article L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles or by the State representative for tests taking pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-20

…ctions provided for in Articles L. 5212-10-1, L. 5212-11 and the third paragraph of Article L. 5212-9, is equal to the product of : 1° the number of disabled workers who are beneficiaries of the missi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-150

…products by 14° of article L. 5121-20 ; 8° For the medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5121-9-1 after the authorisation provided for in the same article has been issued.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6222-67

…ity; 8° Where applicable, the arrangements for assessing and validating the skills acquired abroad; 9° The provisions applicable to the apprentice in the host country in terms of health and safety at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-1

…ended the thesis mentioned in articles…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…n the book sector conclude an agreement covering all the provisions mentioned in II, this agreement may be made binding on all authors and publishers in this sector by order of the Minister responsibl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

…421-8 is completed by a paragraph worded as follows: "The conditions of issue and salary thresholds may differ for the collectivity of Saint-Martin in order to take into account the smaller size of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12

…rman and Chief Executive Officer;8° Two qualified personalities appointed by the Minister for Sport;9° One person qualified in sports research appointed by the Minister for Higher Education;10° One pe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…hire purchase, a description of the goods hired and the price to be paid in the event of purchase; 9° Any security required; 10° Except in the case of a lease with a purchase option, the borrowing ra…

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