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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

Notwithstanding article L. 2232-24 of the Labour Code, in companies not subject to the obligation to organise the elections provided for in Book III of Part Two of the same code, the agreements mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The administrative and technical committee of the fire and rescue services

Article L1424-31

…istrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services comprises: 1° Representatives of professional and volunteer firefighters, elected within four months of the general renewal of munici…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-2

…e useful in the fight against the manipulation of sporting competitions, including those covered by professional secrecy, subject to article 11 of the code of criminal procedure. The members of the Na…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-23

…it intermediaries shall ensure that the staff defined in article D. 314-22 fulfil the conditions of professional competence resulting from: 1° Either a diploma mentioned in the agreement of 10 June 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special schemes

Article 730 quinquies

Transfers of units or shares in real estate collective investment undertakings and professional real estate collective investment undertakings are exempt from registration duty except: a) Where the ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Approved associations of the liberal professions

Article 1649 quater F

…in the Council of State.The founders of these associations are either orders or legally constituted professional organisations of members of the professions mentioned in the first paragraph, or charte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-16

Unless the knowledge they have acquired in the course of their professional experience is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the persons mentioned in Article R. 812-15 take an examination…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article R814-42

Every three years, each professional is subject to an inspection covering all of his or her activity. As an exception to the previous paragraph, the person mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 is subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-8

…cy situations. To this end, it provides for: 1° The organisation of the intervention of psychiatric professionals in people's homes, including in social and medico-social accommodation structures, to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-17

…committee shall examine the knowledge, skills and competences acquired during the initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning of the person concerned, which have been validated by…

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