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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-16-2

Where it is available, the certified information referred to in Article L. 4221-16-1 shall serve as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations laid down in Article L. 4221-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10-2

Where it is available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4321-10-1 shall serve as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in article L. 4321-10.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-2-1

The provisions of article L. 5211-27-1 are applicable to mixed syndicates.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-2

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 822-1-1, natural persons meeting the conditions of competence and professional experience may be exempted from all or part of the professional training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

Articles L. 3253-7, L. 3253-10 to L. 3253-13 and L. 3253-17 are applicable to the procedures defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-4-1

The Labour Inspectorate control officer or the equivalent control officer mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 8112-1 who has not received, by the end of the period of forty-eight hours from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-2

The director of each health care institution referred to in Article L. 3222-1 shall enter into agreements with :1° The representative of the State in the département or, in Paris, the Préfet de Police…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3-1

The taxes mentioned in 2° to 6° of a of Article L. 4331-2 are allocated to the Department of Mayotte under the conditions that these provisions provide. III of Article L. 4331-2-1 is applicable to May…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-3-1

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 35 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are required to register under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-5

I.-Register on the list provided for in II of Article L. 822-1 auditors from third countries approved in a State that is not a member of the European Union or not party to the agreement on the Europea…

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