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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-3

…e fourth paragraph of I of article L. 4111-2 of the Public Health Code or article 83 of amended law no. 2006-1640 of 21 December 2006 on the funding of social security for 2007. II-A candidate for aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…are set by the Director in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 6145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-11.The budget may, where necessa…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Penalties and precautionary measures

Article L211-23

…or any natural person or legal entity registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18, to assist in the conclusion of a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-29

…al de la fonction publique territoriale;5° Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-12

…th the exception of rules applicable to primary production and slaughterhouses ;-Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005, as amended, laying down r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…il court shall be borne by the applicant, subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-18 and L. 521-19. For the purposes of taking the legal action referred to in the fourth paragraph, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

The State, subject to Articles L. 313-18 to L. 313-20, credit institutions, finance companies, other commercial companies, alternative investment funds governed by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

…ocal savings company wishing to liquidate all or part of his shares under the provisions of Article 18 of the aforementioned Act 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 may only sell them at their nominal value…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenditure

Article L2573-41

…ral des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupements de communes de la Polynésie française";4° In 18°, the words: ", sous la réserve prévue par les articles L. 132-5 et L. 132-15 du code de l'urbani…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-21

The possession of the national law degree provided for in 3° of

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