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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-5

The signatory of the contract for the commencement of practice provided for in article R. 1435-9-1 is obliged to join a coordinated practice system, within the meaning of articles L. 1411-11-1, L. 143…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-5

I. - The rights of access and rectification provided for in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 may be exercised with the health establishment or the medical-psychologic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-5

For the purposes of entitlement to compensation, the total duration of salaried activities completed by the same worker for employers covered by Articles L. 5422-13 or L. 5424-1 is taken into account.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-5

The request for the issue of the bulletin and the response from the criminal record are made via the following administrative authorities: 1° The director of the inter-ministerial departmental directo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions for overseas territories.

Article R421-59

Article L. 421-7 relating to protective measures ordered for the benefit of the victim or the guarantee fund is applicable only to the territory of Wallis and Futuna.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-59

Pursuant to article L. 2323-48, the staff representative bodies of the employing organisations, where they exist, are informed of the initiative-employment contracts concluded.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Guidance Council

Article D561-53

I. - In addition to its Chairman, the Steering Committee comprises the following thirty members:1° From government departments :- the Director General of Customs and Excise or his representative ;- th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-5

The Economic and Social Development and Forward Studies Section comprises twenty-nine members, including:1° Fourteen representatives of companies and self-employed professional activities operating in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-59

The duration of compensation for the end-of-rights allowance is : 1° 61 days when the unemployed worker has less than five years' seniority within the meaning of article D. 5424-55;2° 92 days when the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-51

I. - When it has ruled on an application for authorisation of a group financial support agreement pursuant to I of Article L. 613-46-1, the supervisory board shall notify the parent undertaking of its…

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