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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Residence of beneficiaries of temporary protection

Article R581-2

The child referred to in 1° of article R. 581-1 and in articles R. 581-8 and R. 581-9 means a child whose parentage has been legally established with regard to the beneficiary of temporary protection…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4333-1-1

Bodies issuing training qualifications shall transmit these qualifications to the service or body referred to in article L. 4333-1 in the form of certified information. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 21: Hygiene of products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, with regard to the products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1: The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

I. - This article applies to company mutual funds in which more than one third of the assets are made up of shares or securities issued by the company or by any company linked to it under the conditio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-11

In companies which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ at least one thousand employees, the employer shall publish each year any gaps in representation between women and men among senior…

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

Article L4221-15

Pharmacy students belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve provided for in article L. 421…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Right to professional qualifications.

Article L6314-1

…a qualification corresponding to the foreseeable needs of the economy in the short or medium term: 1° Either registered in the National Vocational Certification Register mentioned in Article L. 6113-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-1

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 3111-1 of the French General Code of Public Ownership, the properties in the public domain of public health establishments and health cooperation struct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-15

…shed at national and multi-professional level pursuant to article L. 2152-2 must be accompanied by: 1° A copy of its articles of association and of the receipt for filing them; 2° The information and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article R3212-1

…chiatric care provided for in article L. 3212-1 must include the following handwritten information: 1° The wording of the request for admission to psychiatric care; 2° The surname, first names, date o…

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