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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by postgraduate students, including when on leave of absence

Article D4131-1

In order to be authorised to practise medicine under the conditions laid down in articles L. 4131-2 and L. 4131-2-1, postgraduate medical students, including those who have been placed on leave of abs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-3

I. - The Office shall decide :1° Whether the act in question was performed within the scope of articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 or L. 3135-1 ;2° On the existence of a causal link between the harm suffere…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-121

For the assessment of the representativeness of the trade union organisations: 1° The percentage of votes cast in the elections to the agency committees in favour of the organisations mentioned in Art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Recognition of disabled worker status.

Article L5213-2-1

…scheme, the legal entity managing the supported employment scheme will sign a management agreement:1° On the one hand, with one of the organisations designated in Articles L. 5214-3-1, L. 5312-1 and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

The regulations governing insurance undertakings set out in this Code apply, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this section, to the bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154-1

For the purposes of executing the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer may have the operations provided for in Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Article 55-1 shall app…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-1

…e protocol drawn up, dated and signed by this doctor beforehand, the following acts and activities: 1° In the field of medical imaging : Performance of exploratory procedures not requiring the concomi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1

…ion tax mentioned in I. III.By way of derogation from I, the following are not liable for this tax: 1° Companies and legal entities whose sole purpose is the teaching of nursery, primary, secondary, h…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L282-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unles…

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