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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article D6153-58-1

The medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 receive, where applicable:1° Allowances linked to on-call duty in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the ministers responsible fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-1

A Secretary General is responsible for the operation and coordination of the departments under the authority of the Chairman.The staff of the AMF is made up of public-sector employees under contract a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

The employment contract referred to in Article L. 1251-58-1 is governed by the provisions of the French Labour Code relating to open-ended contracts, subject to the provisions of this section. It may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-5

…dated and signed by the subscriber or his authorised representative, who writes in full the number of shares subscribed. A copy on plain paper is given to the subscriber. The subscription form sets o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-2

Except where there is a risk to patients' health, the proprietary medicinal products mentioned in b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 which are presented in a modified-release oral pharmaceutical form differ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-5

Mutual insurance companies may form a mutual insurance group with legal personality. The articles of association of this grouping may provide for it to be open to bodies in the following categories:1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-1

…lth establishment in which they were mainly practising, the practitioners mentioned in article L. 6151-1, in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and those mentioned in 2° of the same article L. 6152-1, whose work…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-3

I.-The applicant may apply to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority for a place in the order of arrival with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-1-5

I.-The authorities or bodies designated in III will issue a certificate to any beneficiary of the obligation to employ disabled workers mentioned in article L. 5212-2 when the decision provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-5

I. - The number of employees, turnover and balance sheet total of the company issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the condi…

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