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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-409

Contractual practitioners in public health establishments maintain and improve their knowledge.They fulfil the obligation of continuing professional development defined in articles L. 4021-1 to L. 402…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-40

Following the notification provided for in the previous article, the expropriation compensation shall be determined in the same way as is provided for the remuneration of the ex officio licence by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Admission of new communes.

Article L5215-40

The perimeter of the conurbation in which the urban community exercises its powers may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative in the département, by the addition of new commune…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-40

The National Council elects from among its members by secret ballot, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the last two paragraphs of Article R. 821-58 and for four years, a chairman, a vice-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-40

The execution on the territory of the Republic of a confiscation order issued by a foreign court entails the transfer to the French State of ownership of the confiscated property, unless otherwise agr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-40

The nurse suggests consulting a doctor or any other competent professional when he or she considers it necessary.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Transfers of assets outside France by companies

Article 238 bis-0 I

I. - A company which has transferred or transfers outside France, directly or indirectly, by itself or through a third party, elements of its assets to a person, to a body, in a trust or in a comparab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-40

The duration of the technical preparations provided for in Article R. 612-39 is set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle. This decision is publishe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of professional qualifications and continuing training

Article R519-40

The association verifies that its members and the staff concerned comply with the obligations relating to training and continuing professional development set out in articles L. 314-24 and R. 519-15-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-40

In order to contribute to improving the safety of pregnancy, birth and the perinatal environment of the mother and child, health establishments practising obstetrics : 1° Participate in the management…

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