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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-11

In order to obtain, in application of article L. 4061-5 of the present code, a specialist qualification different from the qualification initially recognised, the army practitioner covered by the prov…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-11

At least thirty days before the date of the election, candidates shall hand in their signed declaration of candidacy to the head office of the Association's body, in return for a receipt, or send it t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-11

The research year, provided for in articles R. 632-42, D. 633-13 and R. 634-13 of the Education Code, may only be carried out when a research year contract has been concluded between the postgraduate…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

No person may obtain or hold a sports agent's licence if he : 1° Has been the perpetrator of acts that have given rise to a criminal conviction for acts contrary to honour, probity or morality;1° bis…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Nomination labour tribunal

Article L1441-11

…candidates in the section of the industrial tribunal within whose jurisdiction they carry out their main activity, or in the section of the same nature of one of the neighbouring industrial tribunals.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-11

Performance studies may only be carried out in a place which has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the performance study and compatible with the safety requirements of the per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-11

…and by the medico-social establishments and services mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 311-8 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ;c) The role and method of designation of refer…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-11

Giving consultations or prescribing treatment while claiming to be able to modify or repress a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, whether true or assumed, is punishable by two years' impr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-11

Clauses in contracts whose purpose is to exclude liability incurred by the insured from cover are valid, without the person subject to compulsory insurance being exempted from this obligation in the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-11

The grouping is administered by one or more persons. A legal entity may be appointed as a director of the grouping provided that it appoints a permanent representative, who incurs the same civil and c…

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