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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-8

Contracts concluded for valuable consideration by the national council with one or more economic operators to meet its needs for supplies or services shall comply with the principles of freedom of acc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-8

In all the cases mentioned in the articles of this chapter, a repeat offence is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros. Natural persons guilty of an offence under this chap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National Council

Article L4312-8

The Conseil national de l'ordre may organise the grouping of departmental or interdepartmental councils by a decision taken at a plenary session, in the following situations: 1° Operational difficulti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National Council

Article L4312-8

The national council of the order of nurses may hold meetings with the national councils of the other professional orders to examine matters common to the professions concerned.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-8

Nurses may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He or she must indicate the place and establishment where he or she obtained it. Where the eviden…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-8

A masseur-physiotherapist may use his evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In cases whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-8

At the time of issue of the licence to practise or the declaration of provision of services, speech and language therapists must possess the language skills necessary to practise the profession. Check…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-8

When a dietician is issued with a licence to practise or a declaration of provision of services, he or she must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-8

When a medical laboratory technician is issued with an authorisation to practise or a declaration of provision of services, he must have the language skills required to practise the profession and tho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-8

Any change of professional residence outside the boundaries of the département requires a new registration and the deletion of the old one. A hearing aid acoustician may only be registered in one dépa…

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