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Showing 43814390 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

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

Article L4371-4

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of dietician nationals of a Member S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIb: Medical regulation assistants

Article L4393-21

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of medical regulation assistant nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nursery assistants

Article L4392-2

…competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of childcare assistant nationals of a Mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-3

…competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another Stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Healthcare assistants

Article L4391-2

…competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, individually authorise to practise the profession of care assistant nationals of a Member S…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

Is assimilated to residence in France when such residence constitutes a condition for the acquisition of French nationality: 1° The residence outside France of a foreigner who carries out a public or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-3

…an agreement or arrangement replacing the agreements and arrangements called into question and revising the agreements and arrangements applicable in the undertaking or establishment to which the emp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1146

…lawyer, for filing in the notary's minutes, within seven days of the date on which the agreement is signed. Where they are drawn up in a foreign language, the agreement and its annexes shall be accomp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-15

…lodge an objection to the latter within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. A court decision shall reject the objection or order either the repayment of the claims or the provision of guar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-34

…regional chamber of commerce and industry to which this managing establishment is attached;This decision is taken, as appropriate:1° By the supervisory authority, under the reinforced supervision of a…

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