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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-22

…l national de l'ordre of their profession. Holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a doctor may also send their application to the departmental council of the planned place of establishment. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-22

…responsible for these services to carry out the operations provided for in 4° and 5° of article R. 5134-18, the latter are recipients of the data from the processing, with the exception of the registr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-22

A Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire may participate in public medical, pharmaceutical and post-graduate teaching under the conditions set out in article L. 6142-5. The association agreements conclud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Funding and cash resources

Article D6323-21

…idation of skills and knowledge for the professional transition projects provided for in article R. 6323-14-3 ; 2° The remuneration of the beneficiaries of a vocational transition project and the paym…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-22

Municipal councils may vote to increase their functional allowances in relation to those voted by the municipal council within the limits provided for by article L. 2123-23, by I of article L. 2123-24…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

Persons who have lost French nationality pursuant to article 23-6 or who has been refused a claim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-127

…subject to the provisions of articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-21

…ions relating to cheque accounts and the declarations relating to safes provided for in Article R. 721-22 for the sole purpose of carrying out the duties assigned to it by Article L. 721-24 and Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-22

…l and economic committee and one or more establishment social and economic committees, an agreement may define the order and deadlines in which the central social and economic committee and the establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-22

…after consultation with the Conseil des maisons de vente and the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés. No one may sit the examination for access to the traineeship more than thr…

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