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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-8

…f a private health establishment that is not a private health establishment of collective interest; 4° If he is bound to the establishment by contract, in particular if he is an employee of the establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-22-1

…number of preference shares that may be bought back; 3° The price or the terms for determining it; 4° The maximum amount of distributable sums within the meaning of Article L. 232-11 likely to be all…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Creation of a new commune and merged communes

Article R2113-25

For the application of articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 the first year of creation of the new commune: 1° The communal bases taken into account are the recorded bases of each fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-9

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article D3132-1

…actising their profession less than five years ago; 3° Interns in medicine, dentistry and pharmacy; 4° Persons meeting the conditions of activity, professional experience or level of training set by o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-1

…the State and other public bodies; 2° Funding from private individuals; 3° Proceeds from disposals; 4° Gifts and bequests; 5° Income from movable and immovable property; 6° Remuneration for its servic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1154-2

The representative trade union organisations in the company may take all legal action resulting from articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4. They may take such action on behalf of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Annual negotiations

Article L2241-10

…n the national professional minimum wage for employees without qualifications within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22 is lower than the interprofessional minimum growth wage, the organisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-1

…ople. They comprise the following professions: 1° Orthoprosthetists; 2° Podiatrists; 3° Ocularists; 4° Epithesists; 5° Orthopaedic orthotists. Persons may practise one of these professions if, under c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-34-1

…r prohibits the free disposal of all or part of the assets of an insurance undertaking, pursuant to 4° of Article L. 612-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, it may also register the mortgage…

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