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Showing 60516060 of 53863 articles for Art. Rép. Cherki: AN 24-1-2017 n° 94515

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

Article L4221-1-1

Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 4221-1, the Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, after consulting the Conseil National de l'Ordre des Pharmac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-1

…6323-1, health centres may :1° Carry out public health initiatives, therapeutic patient education and social initiatives, in particular with a view to promoting access to rights and healthcare for t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter Ia: Restorative justice

Article D1-1-1

Other than the case provided for in 1° of Article 10-2, the possibility for the victim or perpetrator of an offence to participate in a restorative justice measure falling under Article 10-1 is offere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-6

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the shareholding to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To companies that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liq…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

In order to better guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreign nationals in France, personal data may be collected, stored and processe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…holding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of Article 204 A is made by the debtor upon payment of the sums and benefits referred to in Article 204 F.Where the debtor of the withholding tax is not established…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-14

…or acts contrary to honour or probity; 2° If he or she interrupts his or her traineeship for more than one year without a valid reason; 3° If he or she does not validate the additional traineeship pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-1

…rred to in Article L. 1263-3 shall issue a written injunction to the employer established outside France who posts employees on national territory to put an end to this breach within a period of three…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Personal activity account for self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed, their collaborating spouses and artists and authors

Article D5151-10-1

In accordance with article L. 5151-2 of the French Labour Code, a personal activity account is opened for any person subject to the contribution provided for in articles L. 6331-48, L. 6331-53 and L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Ministerial exemptions

Article R3132-21-1

I.-The international tourist zones provided for in article L. 3132-24 are defined by an order of the ministers responsible for labour, tourism and trade. II.-For the application of the provisions of a…

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