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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-14

The application provided for in I of article R. 5221-1 may be made by a foreign national residing outside national territory or a foreign national residing in France and holding a residence permit as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-18

The provisions of article R. 6251-3 are applicable to the reports of the experts appointed by the consular chambers mentioned in article R. 6261-16. The reports are systematically sent to the educatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other pharmacists practising in a pharmacy for internal use

Article R5126-55

Assistant pharmacists and the pharmacists who replace them in the internal use pharmacies set up in prisons by virtue of article R. 5126-24 must, in addition, meet the conditions of practice set out i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Final provisions.

Article R5211-53

An order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

An order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6414-5

In articles R. 6152-64 and R. 6152-245, the references to articles L. 225-2 and L. 225-17 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles are replaced by the reference to article L. 225-2 of the Code…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 19: Powered DIY and gardening tools

Article L224-112

Any professional who markets maintenance and repair services for motorised DIY and gardening tools allows consumers to opt for the use, for certain categories of spare parts, of parts from the circula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

The Chairman of the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris Institutional Medical Committee may delegate all or some of the following powers to the Chairman of the local Institutional Medical Committee…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R762-3

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the Representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy; 2° Article R. 711-1 is worded a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20

Partners are convened by registered letter at least fifteen days before the meeting. The letter shall indicate the agenda. However, when the meeting is convened, due to the death of the sole manager,…

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