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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-2

…st instance is chaired by a serving or honorary member of the body of councillors of the administrative courts and administrative courts of appeal appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Consultative Commission

Article 443-2

The reading committees comprise two readers chosen from a list drawn up each year by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and one member of the Commission des aides au p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: FAMILY GROUPING SCHEME

Article R434-2

…s:1° A long-stay visa, conferring on its holder the rights attached to a temporary residence permit;2° A temporary residence permit for a period of less than one year;3° A temporary residence permit;4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-21

Employers or, in the case of civil servants, the hierarchical authority are required to allow their employees or civil servants who are members of the Disciplinary Chamber of New Caledonia or that of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-20

When a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife has been convicted by a criminal court, the disciplinary chamber may, if appropriate, impose one of the penalties provided for in article L. 4441-10 on him, un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-2

…with the Association for at least three years shall be eligible for election. The State representative is responsible for organising elections to the disciplinary chambers of the Ordre des pharmacien…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-22

The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 4122-2 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-2

Where the results of the risk assessment reveal the existence of a risk to the health or safety of workers, any exposure to a hazardous biological agent must be avoided.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

Article L151-2

A legitimate holder of a business secret is one who lawfully has control of it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The procedure applicable to divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 250-1

…in article 232 are met, the judge shall homologate the agreement settling the consequences of the divorce and, by the same decision, pronounce the divorce.

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