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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

I.-The commission is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de gestion or his representative, chairman ;2° The Director General for Higher Education and Professional Integr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-13

The secretariat of the committee is provided by the national management centre, with the assistance of the Conseil national de l'ordre des médecins in the case of the committees responsible for author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article D721-19-1

The travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the presidents of the commercial courts or the judges delegated by them mentioned in article L. 721-8 are reimbursed in accordance with the regulations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article D2232-1-6

The standard agreement referred to in Article L. 2232-10-1 may only include options whose content is predefined, with no possibility of adaptation by the employer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-37-1

The thresholds mentioned in Article L. 814-15 are set:1° At 250 employees employed by the debtor on the date of the application to open proceedings, this number being determined in accordance with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 D

I. - Failure to submit accounts in accordance with the procedures set out in I of article L. 47 A of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application of a fine equal to €5,000 or, in the event of re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-19

For the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and first paragraph of article 495-21, only requests or complaints in which the person either denies having committed th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-18

A consultative management commission for the Paris fire brigade is set up under the authority of the Prefect of Police. The commission is composed of: a) The police prefect; b) The prefects of the Hau…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Regional public vocational training service

Article D6121-11

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 5° of II of article L. 6121-2, access to the regional public vocational training service is guaranteed under the same conditions regardless of the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article D3135-1

I.-For the application of article L. 3135-4, the following are authorised to assist a pharmacist or to dispense or distribute, on an emergency basis, healthcare products from State stocks appearing on…

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