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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special conditions for the "geriatrics" option

Article D6124-177-13

…isciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one occupational therapist; 3° At least one dietician; 4° At least one psychologist. II.- The members of the multidisciplinary t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-3

…s repertoire and the diversity of its members; 2° The professional qualifications of the directors; 3° The human and material resources that the organisation proposes to implement to ensure the manage…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-3-1

The exchange of pre-contractual information or the provision of contractual terms and conditions shall be in writing. This may be done electronically. The name or company name and address of the organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

…ganisation responsible for the operation of the proprietary medicinal product within the meaning of 3° of Article R. 5124-2. It invites the person responsible for the notification to report this adver…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-11

…uments or equivalent non-cash instruments, depending on the legal structure of the investment firm; 3° Instruments referred to in Articles 52 or 63 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 or other instruments…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-385

…d the principle of the contractual termination; 2° Setting the date on which the contract will end; 3° The proposed amount of the contractual termination indemnity provided for in article R. 6152-381…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Performance of the concession contract by third parties

Article L3134-3

Concession contracts, with the exception of those relating to rail passenger transport mentioned in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two of the Transport Code covered by Article 5(3) of Regulat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Services made available.

Article R4422-34

…programme of actions that these services carry out and the resources implemented for this purpose; 3° The organisation of relations between the president of the executive council and the heads of ser…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-3

…Directors elects from among its members a Vice-Chairman chosen from among the members mentioned in 3°, 5° or 6° of article R. 5322-1, who exercises all the prerogatives of the Chairman in the event o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-36

By way of derogation from Article L. 131-1 and subject to the provisions of article L. 121-8, the agreement binding a professional journalist or journalist treated as such within the meaning of articl…

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