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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7

The following may apply for vacant hospital practitioner posts:1° Hospital practitioners who are candidates for transfer and who have completed at least three years' effective service in the same esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…le financement du terrorisme;Article L. 123-16 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act n° 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Article L. 123-16-2 is applicab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…a legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or territor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the international c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the international c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…article L. 151-19 du code de l'urbanisme ; 4° When the establishment concerned is of a te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

…ment on the European Economic Area who, without possessing the diploma mentioned in article L. 4393-19, hold : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or parties and r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-16

…rst paragraph of article 495-18 and complaints made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, assess their formal admissibility and compliance with the deposit obligation. If the magistrate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-18

…on the water bill and, where applicable, sanitation charges in application of the articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-6.II. - At least six months before the end of the delegation contract, the delegate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-48

I. - The subsidiaries dedicated to carrying out the activities referred to in I of Article L. 511-47 are authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution as investment firms or, wher…

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