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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of dental surgeons in relation to social medicine.

Article R4127-251

A dental surgeon who, while practising his profession, practises preventive dentistry in a community or provides a public screening consultation is prohibited from using this function to increase his…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-24

The Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration prepares the Office's contribution to the annual report on the multiannual guidelines for immigration policy provided for by A…

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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 R443-3

For the application of the provisions of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable lo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article R632-9

The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-47

The reference price mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-120

For the nuclear activities mentioned in III of Article R. 1333-104, the application for authorisation provided for in the fourth paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-9 for protection against malicious…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-8

A notice of the close of the liquidation, signed by the liquidator, is published, at the liquidator's request, in the medium authorised to receive legal announcements that has received the publicity r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-17

In the absence of a referral agreement provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R284-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the prefect are replaced by the reference to the senior administrator of the territory of the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules applicable to advertisements

Article R8221-3

The identification number referred to in a of 1° of Article L. 8221-7 is the unique company identification number defined in Article D. 123-235 of the French Commercial Code.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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