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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…additional training, they may also follow an option in a speciality provided for in article R. 632-21 of the Education Code, a specialised cross-disciplinary course provided for in article R. 632-22…

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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 L444-2

…tion; 4° In article L. 411-1, 6° is deleted; 5° In article L. 411-4, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 6° In article L. 411…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 370-1-5

…he limit of the first family name for each of them, joined in alphabetical order. Where article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23 or this article has been applied in respect of a child of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-34

…e with the provisions of Article 723-31, order a medical examination, the provisions of Article 712-21 requiring for certain crimes a duality of experts not being applicable to this expertise.If they…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…classification. The population taken into account is the municipal population defined in article R. 2151-1 of the General Local Authorities Code in the version in force on the date of publication of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…ishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISION…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…hments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISION…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 362

In the event of an affirmative answer on guilt, the president shall read out to the jurors the provisions of articles 130-1,132-1and 132-18 of the Penal Code; if the provisions of the first two paragr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-29

…se, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 referred to above, the transfer of the registered office of an insurance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-2

The contracts referred to in article L. 6114-1 determine the strategic objectives of health care institutions on the basis of the regional health project defined in article L. 1434-1, in particular th…

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