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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for referral to the Agency by academies, medical or scientific learned societies and approved associations

Article D1418-37

The head of the applicant body or association must send the application to the Director General of the Agency by letter or electronically. It must state the reasons on which it is based and be accompa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint ventures formed by professionals covered by Titles I, II, IV and VII of this Book.

Article D4381-24

Membership of the joint venture, together with its name, is indicated in the professional documents and correspondence of each partner.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint ventures formed by professionals covered by Titles I, II, IV and VII of this Book.

Article D4381-23

The formation of a joint venture of nurses, masseur-physiotherapists, chiropodists, speech therapists, orthoptists and dieticians referred to in Title II of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deferral of paid leave

Article L3142-123

In the event of termination of the employment contract, the employee will receive compensation for the paid leave entitlement carried over. These provisions do not apply when the employer is required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-34

The administrative account, on which the Metropolitan Council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 5217-10-10, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

…esentatives of the categories of staff is the subject of an agreement between the representative trade union organisations concerned. In the event that such agreement cannot be reached, the head of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D2111-2

Every three years, the Minister for Health consults with representatives of the départements to determine the priorities for action to protect and promote maternal and child health, as referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-30

Pursuant to 2° of article L. 2135-13, the fund allocates the credits paid by the State as follows: 1° 80% of its appropriations, in equal shares, between each of the trade union organisations represen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exemptions

Article D5134-48

The amount of the exemption provided for in 1° of Article L. 5134-31 is equal to that of the employer's social security and family allowance contributions corresponding to the fraction of the remunera…

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