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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-8

Authorisation is given for a fixed period, set by regulation. This period may not be less than seven years, except in the case of healthcare activities requiring special provisions in the interests of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-3

I.-Health centres are created and managed either by non-profit organisations, or by départements, or by municipalities or their groupings, or by public health establishments, or by legal entities mana…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-22

The Board may only validly deliberate when, in addition to the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen, two of the members mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 1212-1 and two of the members mentioned in 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R. 1435-15-1

Before concluding a contract for the purpose of carrying out the tasks of monitoring the collection of healthcare quality and safety indicators referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 1435-7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

Subject to the age limit extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of application

Article L314-5

…f this chapter may be waived, with the exception of III of article L. 314-7 and I of article L. 314-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-7

…rm employment contract to the employee within two days of recruitment, in breach of article L. 1242-13, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-16

…munity for premiums paid by it, except in the cases specified in the second paragraph of article L. 132-13.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Holiday grants

Article L411-21

…this chapter and, in particular, the composition of the establishment referred to in article L. 411-13, the procedures for its organisation, operation and control and the conditions for agreements wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2353-1

…reached and the special negotiating body has not taken the decision referred to in Article L. 2352-13.

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