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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Compliance with the obligation to declare entry into French territory as set out in Article L. 621-3

Article R621-4

A foreign national who is in one of the following situations is not required to make a declaration of entry into French territory:1° Is not subject to the visa requirement to enter France for a stay o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article D213-18

Subject to the provisions of Article D. 213-19, when the issuing association makes a public offer, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1, for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-11

With the exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-24

When an office of clerk of the commercial court cannot be filled by exercising the right of presentation, that office shall be declared vacant by decision of the Minister of Justice, and shall be fill…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisation and operation

Article R4641-20

The Regional Committee meets at least once a year in plenary session. It also meets at the initiative of its chairman or at the request of at least half of the representatives of the college of social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-21

The date on which the electoral list is drawn up, the opening and closing dates for the submission of candidacies, the date of the election and the deadline for the receipt of postal votes are set, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5127-1

The public health inspecting pharmacists carry out inspections of the pharmacies and dispensaries mentioned in articles L. 5125-1, L. 5125-19, L. 5126-1, L. 5126-8, L. 5126-9 and L. 5126-13, places wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

The number of medical biology examinations performed on samples transmitted by a medical biology laboratory pursuant to Article L. 6211-19 may not exceed 15% of the total number of medical biology exa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-20

The most representative emergency medical transport association at departmental level proposes and coordinates the operational response of medical transport companies to requests for urgent medical tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

Within the framework of their own role, nurses carry out the following acts or provide the following care aimed at identifying risks and ensuring the comfort and safety of the person and his/her envir…

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