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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R7122-2

The live performance promoter sends the declaration provided for in 2° of article L. 7122-3 to the regional prefect, or informs him of his activity in application of article L. 7122-6, by means of a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-10

…eneral organisation of nursing, re-education and medico-technical care, as well as patient support; 3° The policy for continuous improvement in quality, safety of care and management of care-related r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-7-1

Students from nursing training institutes authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 4383-3 may complete a training period in a departmental or territorial fire and rescue service, provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3215-2

…hare to be imposed on the department in works carried out by the State that concern the department; 3° On difficulties raised in relation to the apportionment of the expenditure of works that concern…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1217

Outside the cases provided for in articles 390,391,442,485 and in the third paragraph of Article 494-3 of the Civil Code, the court shall be seised by application delivered or addressed to the registr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-18

The provisions of articles L. 4441-2, L. 4441-3 and L. 4441-4 to L. 4441-11 are applicable to the disciplinary chamber of the order of midwives of New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to the fol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…ies mentioned in article 44 sexies of the General Tax Code, or to companies mentioned in 1° ter and 3° septies of article 208 of the same code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-14

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall, after obtaining the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 4111-15, issue the authori…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-10

…signature to: 1° Deputy Chief Executive Officers; 2° Heads of the internal structures mentioned in 3° of article R. 211-6 within their area of competence. The Board of Directors shall be informed of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-4

A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the conditions for application of articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-3 and in particular the methods for determining the basis of assessment and calculating the overall effe…

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