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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-20

…f the court of appeal, its payment to the claimant is, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 233, carried out by the Regional Director of Public Finances for Ile-de-France and the Paris departm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisation and operation

Article R4641-20

…tners. Only the chairman and the members of the colleges of the Regional Committee mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 4641-19 have the right to vote. The minutes of each meeting, drawn up by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4321-28

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4321-27

…consulting the Commission of Physiotherapists, will issue the licence provided for in article L. 4321-4, on the basis of an application accompanied by a file submitted and examined in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4321-29

…or Health:1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The ter…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

…s to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception of articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are repl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-2

…nt's card, and while awaiting the issue of this card, the foreign national mentioned in article L. 424-1 has the right to exercise the profession of their choice under the conditions laid down in arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction of labour inspection officers

Article L8112-2

The labour inspectors referred to in Article L. 8112-1 also record : 1° The offences of discrimination provided for in 3° and 6° of Article 225-2 of the Criminal Code, the offences of sexual or moral…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-17

…in particular on the following criteria: 1° The demographics and sociology of the local population; 2° The cinematographic environment; 3° The entertainment policy pursued by the exhibitor; 4° Network…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-18

The provisions of articles R. 6523-2-10 to R. 6523-2-14 are applicable, under article L. 6523-1-4, to this sub-section.

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