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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Personal protective equipment

Article R4311-11

…1° Personal protective equipment designed and manufactured specifically for the armed forces or the maintenance of law and order; 2° Personal protective equipment intended for the protection or safegu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4236-9

University hospitals devote a minimum percentage of 0.50% of the remuneration of their pharmacists, within the meaning ofarticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code, to the financing of continuing pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…on of masseur-physiotherapist, the obligation to provide information about a change of residence is maintained for a period of three years from the date of cessation of their activity. The registratio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…rship proceedings, in the situations and under the conditions set out in Articles L. 631-17, L. 631-18, L. 631-19 and L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code; 4° During compulsory liquidation proceedi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…inancial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 Jan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L663-3

…t paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the funds deposited pursuant to Articles L. 622-18, L. 626-25 et L. 641-8. This share is specifically allocated to a fund managed by the Caisse des…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article R581-19

The provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-2

…1 to L. 5125-3-3, L. 5125-5-1, L. 5125-8, L. 5125-9, L. 5125-11, L. 5125-12, L. 5125-16 and L. 5125-18 shall apply in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-39

…7 L. 549-16 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-17 Order no. 2017 1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-18 to L. 549-23 Order no. 2016 827 of 23 June 2016

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-138-1

For the application of article L. 3332-18 of the French Labour Code relating to capital increases reserved for members of a company savings plan, where the general meeting has waived preferential subs…

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