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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

…nvicted persons or to appear in a specially designated place, category of place or area, the police and gendarmerie units may, on the instructions of the sentence enforcement judge or, if the second p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-3-1

The employee participation rules applicable prior to the cross-border transaction shall continue to apply until the date of application of any rules agreed subsequently or, in the absence of agreement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…are or treatment to them, in particular when they are disabled or suffering from chronic illnesses, and at the request of their legal representatives, provided that this administration can be consider…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3-1

Research carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may be carried out on gametes intended to constitute an embryo or on an embryo conceived in vitro before or after its transfer for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-3-1

…pean Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who hold basic and, where applicable, specialised training qualifications issued by one of these States, which do n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-3-1

…l qualifications in the language of the Member State which awarded them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases where the evidence of formal qualifications from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-2-3

Where available, the certified information referred to in Article L. 4341-2-2 shall serve as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations laid down in Article L. 4341-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-3

…ices de l'Etat" sont remplacés par les mots : "l'agence de santé" ;6° For the application to Wallis and Futuna of the first paragraph of article L. 4112-1, the words: "the departmental council of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-3-1

…nch government bond rate available on 1 November of the previous year; 3° Between the date of death and the date of knowledge of the death, where the contractual clauses provide for a revaluation of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-3

…132-21-1 may not exceed 5% of the present value of the commitments made respectively by the insurer and by the policyholders of the contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 131-21-1 a…

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