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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-41

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the hospital practitioner is placed on leave for a maximum period of five years, during which time he receives the emoluments mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Nullity and dissolution.

Article R6223-49

The company is dissolved ipso jure if all the partners have been struck off the roll of the relevant Association.Decisions to strike off the roll are filed with the Trade and Companies Register by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-84

Articles R. 6223-79 to R. 6223-83 are applicable in the event of the formation of private equity companies for the liberal professions of medical biologists by way of merger, demerger or universal tra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D1-13

…the public prosecutor. The written document containing the information provided for by this article may be transmitted by electronic means of communication. II.-The information sent by the Public Pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2

…ticle 474 ; however, because of the sentence imposed or the personality of the convicted person, he may be summoned to appear before the sentence enforcement judge ; 3° Specify the practical procedure…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article Annexe art. A211-11

…erately limited to the essentials. To find out more, you should consult :- Law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 , published in the Journal officiel of 6 July 1985;- decree no. 86-15 of 6 January 1986 publish…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-49

…n relates to one of the functions, other than that of thanatopractor, mentioned in articles L. 2223-19 et L. 2223-41 and the measures taken to implement them : a) An attestation of competence or evide…

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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 R154-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° The references to the judicial court are repla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…onia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 Novem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-2

…two months of receiving the opinion of the Minister for Sports, the Prefect of the Isère department may decide, in the light of the supporting documents produced :1° To issue the European professional…

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