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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-17-1

I. - The Regional or Inter-Regional Council, under the supervision of the National Council, fulfils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Order as defined in article L. 4321-14.It is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-1

I. - Exposure to the risks referred to in I of Article L. 214-168 may result from the acquisition, subscription or holding of receivables or other assets referred to in III below, the granting of loan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compulsory transmission of individual data to the health authority.

Article L3113-1

I.-Doctors and managers of public and private medical biology departments and laboratories report:1° Cases of diseases requiring urgent local, national or international intervention to the regional he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1514-1

For the application of this code in Mayotte :1° The powers of the representative of the State in the region are exercised by the representative of the State in Mayotte;2° The powers of the region are…

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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 L3253-18-1

The guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 are responsible for settling the outstanding claims of employees who carry out or habitually carried out their activity on French territory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-2-1

…ted rights to insurance benefit from previous periods of compensation are taken into account, in whole or in part, in the calculation of the duration and amount of rights when a new period of compensa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency

Article L162-1

The counterfeiting and falsification of coins and banknotes, as well as the transport, putting into circulation and possession with a view to putting into circulation of counterfeit or falsified coins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-1

The reclassification of disabled workers includes : 1° Functional rehabilitation, possibly supplemented by exercise retraining; 2° Orientation ; 3° Re-education or vocational training, which may inclu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-1

The Etablissement Français du Sang is a public establishment under the supervision of the Minister for Health. It is responsible for meeting the need for labile blood products and for adapting transfu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10

For a generic or hybrid medicinal product defined in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the marketing authorisation may be granted before the expiry of the intellectual property rights attached to the reference…

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