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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4322-56

The chiropodist is required to keep and update the information he holds on his patient, under the conditions laid down by law.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4322-59

Insofar as is compatible with the quality and effectiveness of patient care, the chiropodist must limit his actions and prescriptions to what is strictly necessary.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-5

…ted, under the same conditions as the full members, for each organisation mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3, as well as for the local authorities mentioned in 6° of II of article R. 2272-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-56

…tion sur l'hospitalisation examines each application on the basis of the questionnaire mentioned in 5° of article R. 6113-55. It notifies each applicant healthcare establishment of its decision by any…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-27

Any authorised event may not commence until the technical organiser has provided the authority that issued the authorisation or its representative with written confirmation that all the requirements s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-30

The people referred to in article L. 5141-5 may apply to the approved operators of their choice for the advice and support provided for in article R. 5141-29. They may apply to join the programme at a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes

Article R142-51

…ançais de l'immigration et de l'intégration is authorised to implement, on the basis of Article L. 142-4, automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion du dispositif national d'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-56

…relating to protection against accidents at work and occupational illnesses set out in article L. 6342-5 for vocational training trainees.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 ter

…conditions may be admitted to the Customs Administration's operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis: 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° Be aged between eighteen and sixty-seven; 3° Must not have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

…or reception ;3° By the Prefect of the home or host département or, in Paris, by the Police Prefect;4° By the psychiatrist in charge of the unit ;5° By the general practitioner or psychiatrist in priv…

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