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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4221-13-5

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, will issue the licences provided for in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, after obtaining the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-13

The maisons de l'emploi may participate, under conditions laid down by agreement with the companies concerned, in the implementation of measures relating to the revitalisation of employment areas.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

…ent in France for at least twenty-five years and who are the direct ascendants of a French national may claim French nationality by making a declaration pursuant to Articles 26 to 26-5. The conditions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-13

…3 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, may be carried out between the file provided for in this section and any other file or collection of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-13-1

…ecovery plans and preventive resolution plans, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may conclude cooperation agreements with the supervisory and resolution authorities of these States…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-11

…th of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried registrar who has n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-13

In the absence of adoption of the administrative account on the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-13

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-5

…al, odontological and pharmaceutical staff in all the member institutions, the internal regulations may stipulate that the chairman and vice-chairman are elected from among all the practitioners who a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-138-1

…liated to it within the meaning of article L. 225-180, the provisions of I and II of article L. 225-138 shall apply and: 1° The subscription price remains determined under the conditions defined in Ar…

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