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Showing 23712380 of 54779 articles for Art. Ordinance 2019-359 of 24 April 2019 – restrictive-practices reform

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D4221-6

Opinions are reasoned. The secretariat of the committee is provided by the national management centre.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D4221-5

The committee may invite candidates to attend a hearing.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-13

The Chairman of the National Council or, if he is absent or unable to attend, the Vice-Chairman shall summon the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within fifteen days of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-14

The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the National Council, after hearing the parties concerned and gathering all relevant information, shall propose a solution to the dispute if the parties have been unab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-12

The President of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce shall be seised as mediator of any dispute arising from the performance of an employment contract either by application lo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-18

…ight to practise is suspended pursuant to article L. 4221-18 may be assisted by one or more persons of his choice when he is heard by the administrative authority that imposed the suspension.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-17

…y hand-delivered letter against a receipt. The decision shall specify the date on which the hearing of the interested party provided for in the same article is to take place. Reasons shall be given fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-19

When the pharmacist suspended in application of article L. 4221-18 works in one or more health establishments, the administrative authority which pronounced the suspension immediately informs of its d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article R4221-20

If the pharmacist suspended in application of article L. 4221-18 is a civil servant, the hierarchical authority shall maintain his salary, residence allowance, family salary supplement and compulsory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-5

The doctor recruited in application of the provisions of article R. 4623-25-3 works under the responsibility of a doctor qualified in occupational medicine.

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