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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-10

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 and articles L. 145-5-2 and L. 145-5-3 of the Social Security Code, only nurses of French nationality or nationals of one of the Member States of the Eur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-7

Independent of any decisions that may be made pursuant to articles L. 724-3 and L. 724-4, where it appears, subsequent to his election, that a Commercial Court judge has incurred, before or after his…

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

Article R141-1

The list of interpreter-translators provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 141-3 is drawn up each year by the public prosecutor in each judicial court.It includes in an appendix the lists…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L938-1

…ritoriale d'inscription"; 2° "chambre régionale des comptes" by "chambre territoriale des comptes"; 3° "chambre régionale de discipline" by "chambre territoriale de discipline".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-46

…ipal of loans and similar debts; 2° Acquisition of intangible, tangible and financial fixed assets; 3° Charges to be deferred over several financial years ; 4° The increase in inventories and work-in-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article R422-9

…dence permit issued by the first Member State or this does not cover the planned period of mobility;3° The foreign national does not have health insurance;4° The foreign national does not have suffici…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-2

…luded, on the circumstances that are likely to lead the insurer to assess the risks it is taking on;3° To declare, during the term of the contract, any new circumstances which have the effect either o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-4

…these diplomas under the conditions laid down by the decree of 13 February 2007 referred to in 1°; 3° For category 3 : a level 3 diploma within the meaning of the répertoire national des certificatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-14

I.-A French patent application or a French patent and a European patent application or a European patent which has not been the subject of a waiver of the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employer representation at professional branch level

Article L2152-1

…d in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1 ;2° Which have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch;3° Whose member companies and organisations are up to date with their subscriptions and represent ei…

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