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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-159

The medical file of civil servants and contractual employees under public law is compiled by the occupational physician from the time they take up their post within the regional health agency.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-157

Notwithstanding decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 relating to health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service, the provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part IV of the regulatory p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-158

The provisions set out in articles R. 4624-19 and R. 4624-20 of the Labour Code are applicable to civil servants, practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and public sector contract workers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-17

…to its Chairman, the Agency's Board of Directors comprises seventeen members, appointed as follows: 1° Five members representing the State, including : a) Two members appointed by decree on the report…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-17-1

…l, fulfils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Order as defined in article L. 4321-14.It is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on issues and projects f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1766

Infringements of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 1649 AA are punishable by a fine of €1,500 per undeclared contract. This amount is increased to €10,000 per undeclared contract where…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Return of residence permits

Article R432-15

When the holder acquires French nationality by naturalisation or reinstatement decree, the residence permit is returned to the authority that notified the decision. In other cases of acquisition, it i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Director

Article R1431-15

The director of a public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation of an industrial and commercial nature may only be dismissed for serious misconduct. In this case, dismissal is decided…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article L742-17

In the event of a forced sale, where a property seizure procedure initiated prior to the opening judgment has been suspended by the effect of the opening judgment, the acts performed by the seizing cr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

I. - 1° Intra-Community acquisitions of tangible movable property made for consideration by a taxable person acting as such, or by a non-taxable legal entity when the vendor is a taxable person acting…

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