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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-6

The list of approved organisations is published by the Haute Autorité de santé. The Haute Autorité de santé ensures that accredited organisations comply with the obligations set out in articles D. 413…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-8

The Haute Autorité de santé will draw up an annual report on accreditation of the quality of professional practice in the various specialties, based on the information provided by the accredited organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-9

…ls, the powers conferred on the establishment medical commissions by article D. 4135-4 and receives notification from the Haute Autorité de santé of the accreditation of armed forces practitioners as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article D5221-2-1

…5221-2-1 of the Labour Code, the condition set out in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the same code does not apply to foreign nationals who enter France in order to work in an employed capacity for a perio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…I of Part Five or as part of lifelong vocational training provided for in Part Six of this Code do not allow the issue of the residence permits mentioned in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-1

…t if they are employed in accordance with the provisions of this code: 1° Foreign nationals who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Union, another State party to the European Economic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…d habitually for an employer established in the territory of a Member State of the European Union, another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation; 3° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-7

…students holding the residence permit referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 may enter into : 1° A professionalisation contract as referred to in article L. 6325-1, at the end of the first year of re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

I.-A foreign national who has been granted a work permit as provided for in article R. 5221-1 may, in accordance with the terms of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the professional identification card

Article R8292-3

The period of validity of an employee's professional identification card is determined as follows:1° For employees of the companies mentioned in the first and fourth paragraphs of article R. 8291-1, t…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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