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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-14

…shared medical record, under the conditions and subject to the guarantees provided for in articles L. 1110-4 and L. 1470-5 and in compliance with medical confidentiality.The automatic opening of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are involved in a programme to help them leave prostitution

Article L425-1

…e", provided that he or she has severed all ties with this person. The condition set out in article L. 412-1 does not apply. It is renewed for the duration of the criminal proceedings, provided that t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-1

…L. 916-1 of the Education Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

The provisions of articles L. 129-5 to L. 129-12 apply in the overseas departments and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon when the universal employment-service voucher is in the nature of a special payment vouc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-11

…ly member of a beneficiary of subsidiary protection", identical to the card provided for in article L. 424-9 issued to a foreign national who has obtained the benefit of subsidiary protection, is issu…

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

Article L1222-16

…ying and withdrawing the approval of the armed forces blood transfusion centre mentioned in article L. 1222-11 ; 2° After obtaining the opinion of the President of the Etablissement Français du Sang (…

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

Article L4221-14-1

…alifications issued by one of these States and who do not meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 4221-4 and L. 4221-5 but which allow the profession of pharmacist to be legally practised in that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-1

…of the French General Tax Code. Where the company concerned controls, within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of this code, directly or indirectly one or more of the companies mentioned in the penultim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…u thereof and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…g, organising and making available data from the national health data system referred to in Article L. 1461-1 and promoting innovation in the use of health data;2° Informing patients and promoting and…

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