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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-410

…overned by the decrees of 22 September 1965 relating to dental care, teaching and research centres, n° 72-360 of 20 April 1972 relating to the status of resident pharmacists of the general administrat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-2

I.-The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-ha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-5

Each payment institution is required to join a professional body affiliated to the French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms mentioned in Article L. 511-29.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article D421-30

The Minister responsible for immigration shall immediately inform the first Member State and the notifying party in writing of the refusal of mobility provided for in Article R. 421-29.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-33

The rules laid down in Articles R. 712-27 and R. 712-29 apply to issues by a network institution of bonds or to the conclusion of a property leasing contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Discipline

Article R6153-1-19

In disciplinary matters, the provisions of articles R. 6153-29 to R. 6153-33 and R. 6153-36 to R. 6153-39 are applicable to junior doctors.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

…November and 28 December 1926 and created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 relative aux sociétés d'économie mixte locales, provided they do not cha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, with regard to the products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1: The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-2

With the exception of articles R. 1251-12, R. 1251-18 and R. 1251-25 to R. 1251-29, the procedures for setting up and implementing the financial guarantee provided for in paragraph 2 of the single sub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-1

…ovided for by the article L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of article 19 of the loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisana…

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