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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-91

Independently of the personal medical file provided for in article L. 161-36-1 of the Social Security Code, the masseur-physiotherapist keeps a personal file for each patient; it is confidential and c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory recovery of wages and allowances due to foreign employees not authorised to work

Article R8252-9

If, in the situation of the foreign employee referred to in Article R. 8252-8, the Director General of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration decides to implement the financial solid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-99

I.-In application of the second paragraph of II of article L. 1333-26, the representative of the State in the département submits the draft order defining the public utility easements for written cons…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-9

The amount of direct allocations is calculated once a year by applying a flat rate of 57 euro cents per paid admission, corresponding to the screening of the work or programme, made during the calenda…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-9

…efusing to issue or renew a residence permit, refers the matter to the Commission mentioned in article L. 432-14 for an opinion, he will make available to the foreign national, as soon as the matter i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-9

The application shall include all the information and supporting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 441-15. If the application is incomplete, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2333-91

For the application of the second paragraph of II of Article R. 130-1 of the Social Security Code to temporary work companies, account is taken of the number of permanent employees and temporary emplo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Identification and verification of the identity of the beneficial owner

Article R561-9

When a collective investment management company distributes the units or shares of a collective investment scheme through the intermediary of a person referred to in 1° to 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables

Article R754-9

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

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2531-9

For the application of the second paragraph of II of article R. 130-1 of the Social Security Code to temporary employment undertakings, account is taken of the number of permanent employees and tempor…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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