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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-11

…ng, housing, childcare, obtaining a diploma, licence, certification or authorisation required for a professional activity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-1

…the provisions governing the information systems implemented for the personal training account, the professional prevention account and the civic commitment account.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous and final provisions

Article R4312-89

Any nurse who changes his or her conditions of practice, including his or her professional address, or ceases to practise, is required to notify the departmental council without delay. The latter take…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4322-3

The State diploma in chiropody attests to the professional skills required to practise the profession of chiropody as defined by : 1° Article R. 4322-1 of the Public Health Code ; 2° The reference fra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-183

…o the patient, in conjunction with authorisation holders for other care activities and primary care professionals.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R6156-62

…members of the national statutory commission and the staff who provide its secretariat are bound by professional secrecy with regard to all facts and documents of which they are aware in their capacit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Participation of private practitioners.

Article R6311-12

The organisation of the medical call reception and regulation centre guarantees the practitioner's professional independence and the patient's freedom of choice, insofar as the patient is able to expr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-8

I. - Local authorities and their groupings may grant aid to encourage healthcare professionals to set up or remain in areas defined in application of 1° of article L. 1434-4 of the Public Health Code.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-9

…diation activity in addition to the provision of a product or service, must provide evidence of the professional skills resulting from :1° Either a diploma attesting to a first cycle of higher educati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-5

…24-46 are exempt from the obligation to appoint a director. The provisions of article R. 2324-34 do not apply to them. Where the micro-crèche does not have a director, the manager of the establishment…

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