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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-51

The provisions of this Code of Ethics apply to masseur-physiotherapists registered with the Association and to masseur-physiotherapists practising a professional act under the conditions set out in ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-1

…authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers, of a declaration or of a notification, as the case may be, under the conditions laid down by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-8

…when such a price is set in application of the laws and regulations in force, accompanied, in this case, by the cost of daily treatment; 15° The status of the medicinal product with regard to reimbur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-18

…es corresponding to his needs and possibilities, situated in an equivalent location. If this is the case, the lessee receives compensation for the temporary loss of use and the loss in value of the bu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

…preservation of any foodstuffs and goods intended for human consumption, with the exception of the cases provided for in application of article L. 1322-14; 3° Carrying out the activities listed in I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-12

…contract entered into with the lessor with all the rights and obligations attached thereto. In this case, any clause imposing joint and several provisions on the assignor with the assignee is deemed u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-11

…or a term in excess of that which it determines; 12° Authorisation to take legal action and, in the case of transactions above a threshold that it determines, to negotiate and conclude such transactio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Performance of duties.

Article R6152-619

…ractitioner may not have the effect of extending the duration of the current contract. In all other cases, if, on expiry of his long-term sick leave entitlement, the practitioner is not recognised by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

The joint training mentioned in Article L. 2212-1 is carried out as part of : 1° For employees, either the economic, social and trade union training leave provided for in article L. 2145-5, or the tra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties for intermediaries

Article L354-4

The following are applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand…

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