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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constituent agreement and internal regulations

Article R6132-1-4

Where provided for in the constituent agreement and with the agreement of the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital, the Director of the support establishment of the regional hospital gro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-434

…l termination agreement, in the form of a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or hand-delivered against signature.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

For the purposes of these general regulations, the following definitions shall apply "Subscriber to a digital channel" means any person who has expressed an intention to follow the activity of a digit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-11

…the patient and their relatives.Associations that organise the work of volunteers draw up a charter defining the principles they must respect in their work. These principles include respect for the ph…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-20

…reement is sent to the prefect using a teleservice, within the meaning of article L. 112-9 of the code of relations between the public and the administration, or by registered letter with acknowledgem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-7

I. - After it has been set up, a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire may admit new members by decision of the General Meeting. This decision is required in respect of any new health care organisation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2

Articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-8 apply to: 1° Salaried professional athletes, defined as any person whose remunerated activity is the pursuit of a sporting activity in a legally subordinate relations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-1

In the event of a dispute, during the conciliation provided for in Article L. 1411-1, the employer and employee may agree, or the conciliation and guidance office may propose, to put an end to the dis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article L721-4

The administrative authority may designate as the country of return:1° The country of which the foreign national is a national, unless the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Pe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

…itimate interest or the poor performance by the mandatary of his mission...; 4° The conclusion of a conventional mandate between the heirs and the mandatary holding the posthumous mandate ; 5° The ali…

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