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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-269

…and care for patients, and, in the case of prostheses, separate premises and appropriate equipment; 2° Ownership of documents concerning all personal information relating to patients. In all cases, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-4

…subject to specific training obligations or are not registered with their professional association;2° The conditions and procedures for determining, carrying out and counting towards the obligation t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-46

…nvestment section includes in particular: 1° Repayment of the principal of loans and similar debts; 2° Acquisition of intangible, tangible and financial fixed assets; 3° Charges to be deferred over se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-2

STANDARD AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO IN 2° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS PRACTISING IN HEALTH CENTRES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY BY INSTRUMENTAL METHOD…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-2

…ment Document must be updated: 1° At least once a year in companies with at least eleven employees; 2° Whenever a decision is taken to make any major change to health and safety conditions or working…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-23

…is person participates in particular in : 1° The risk assessment provided for in Article R. 4453-6; 2° The implementation of all measures to ensure the health and safety of workers; 3° Continuous impr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…s notification shall specify : 1° The grounds on which the matter has been referred to the Agency ; 2° The alleged infringement of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3 ; 3° Where applicabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-44

…ocated as follows: 1° One of the authors from the following list: director, scriptwriter: 2 points; 2° At least one of the music composers: 1 point; 3° At least one of the producers (natural persons):…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-4

…These elements are: 1° Either the agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in 2° of article L. 2242-1 or, failing that, the action plan provided for in article L. 2242-3, impleme…

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