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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6145-4

In the event that the costs of a patient's stay, consultations or procedures cannot be covered either by a health insurance organisation, or by the Minister for Veterans and Victims of War or by any o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

At the expiry of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4

In the cases mentioned in articles L. 5312-1, L. 5312-2 and L. 5312-3, and in all cases where the interests of public health so require, the health authorities shall, if necessary, inform the general…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-4

Without prejudice to the application of the specific rules for the formation of the types of companies mentioned in Article L. 6223-1, the acquisition by a natural person or legal entity of shareholdi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-4

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4321-48

In addition to its Chairman, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance comprises eight full members and eight alternate members, distributed as follows:1° Three full members and three alternate membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: One-off assistance for apprentice employers

Article D6243-4

I.-The management of the one-off grant to apprentice employers is entrusted to the Agence de services et de paiement (Services and Payment Agency), with which the Minister responsible for vocational t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Professionalisation contracts

Article L981-4

Temporary employment agencies may employ the persons referred to in article L. 981-1 under the conditions defined in articles L. 981-1 to L. 981-3 and under the terms of a fixed-term contract conclude…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-44

The number of staff working in the birthing sector may not at any time be less than the following: 1° Midwives: a) For any obstetrics unit with less than 1,000 births per year, one midwife is present…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-4

In the absence of an agreement reached before 30 June 1986, or if no agreement has been reached on the expiry of the previous agreement, the scale of remuneration and the terms of payment of the remun…

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