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Showing 13511360 of 54779 articles for Art. Ordinance 2019-359 of 24 April 2019 – restrictive-practices reform

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-130

A masseur-physiotherapist who has replaced one of his colleagues for at least three months, whether consecutive or not, must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where he may enter int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-133

…physiotherapist must not set up in a building where a colleague is practising without the agreement of that colleague or the authorisation of the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre. Such authorisation m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-134

The association or formation of a company between masseur-physiotherapists with a view to practising the profession is the subject of a written contract which respects the professional independence of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-131

A contract to work with a liberal profession or as a liberal assistant may be concluded for a fixed or indefinite period. However, the terms and conditions stipulated in the contract must be renegotia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-132

…o manage his own practice.However, the Conseil Départemental de l'Ordre may authorise, for a period of six months, which may be renewable once, the running by a masseur-physiotherapist of the practice…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-129

The masseur-physiotherapist's usual place of practice is that of the professional residence in respect of which, in accordance with article L. 4321-10, he is registered on the roll of the Conseil Dépa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-135

In practices with several practitioners working together, whatever their legal status, the practice of physiotherapy must remain personal. Each practitioner retains his or her professional independenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 777-3

No interconnection within the meaning of the 3° of I of Article 33 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be made between the automated national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-7

I. - The provisions of Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

The following are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A : 1° to 4° (Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duratio…

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