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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-5-1

…al qualifications issued by one of these States, not meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-5 but enabling them to legally practise the profession of midwife in that State, to practise th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-1

…committee.When the request for placement on assignment is presented in application of article L. 6143-7, the director of the establishment sends his request to the director general of the Centre nati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-5

The provisions contained in articles 19-3 and 19-4 are not applicable to children born in France to diplomatic agents or career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-5

For the trial of the offences and contraventions mentioned in Article 697-4, a detached chamber of the Paris judicial court specialising in military matters may be temporarily set up outside the terri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L933-5

In article L. 322-1, the words: "in Articles L. 221-4 of the Code des procédures civiles d'exécution and 945 of the Code de procédure civile" are replaced by the words: "in the provisions of civil pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in nursery nursing.

Article D4311-50

…the organisation of teaching; 3° The procedures for granting exemptions from teaching requirements; 4° The procedures for validating courses and placements with a view to awarding the State diploma.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-5

…country of which they are nationals without this term exceeding that provided for in Article L. 211-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-5

However, for the application of article LO 6262-4, a budget is not considered to be out of balance if its operating section includes or recovers a surplus and its investment section is in real balance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-5

However, for the application of article LO 6362-4, a budget is not considered to be out of balance if its operating section includes or recovers a surplus and its investment section is in real balance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-5

…rticle R. 721-11, for the sole purpose of carrying out the tasks assigned to it by Articles L. 721-14, R. 721-4, R. 721-8 and R. 721-9.

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