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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Students in medicine, dentistry, midwifery and pharmacy.

Article L6153-1

Health students in training include :1° Students in the second cycle of medical, odontological, maieutic and pharmacy studies;2° Students in the third cycle of medical, odontological, midwifery and ph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-28-1

The duration of the vocational training provided for in article L. 814-9 is twenty hours over the course of a calendar year or forty hours over the course of two consecutive years.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-10

The provisions of this section apply to subcontracts concluded for the performance of the contracts mentioned in article L. 2193-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L936-11

In article L. 642-1, the obligation on the court to take account of the provisions contained in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 331-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code means the following prescri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1

For the purposes of Article L. 126-1, full compensation for personal injury is provided through the Fonds de garantie des victimes des actes de terrorisme et d'autres infractions (Guarantee Fund for V…

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

Article L4221-15

Pharmacy students belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve provided for in article L. 421…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article L411-1

I. - Agents of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, commissioned for this purpose and sworn in under conditions determined by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, are responsible for carrying…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-11

I.-For the purposes of their registration in the register referred to in I of Article L. 546-1, the banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in Article L. 519-1 and their agents shall j…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-1

I. - For the purposes of this Book : a) The words "France" and "territory of the French Republic" mean mainland France and the territorial collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-1

The practice of the profession of midwife includes performing the acts necessary for diagnosis, monitoring pregnancy and psychoprophylactic preparation for childbirth, as well as monitoring and perfor…

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