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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-2

I.-Where the author has transferred all or part of his rights on an exclusive basis, he may, in the absence of any exploitation of his work, terminate ipso jure the transfer of all or part of those ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7111-5-2

A copy of the code of ethics provided for inarticle 2 bis of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press is given to all journalists when they are hired and to all journalists already employed…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-3

The aim of the recruitment procedure as a hospital practitioner is to fill vacant posts in a centre of activity of a public health establishment, as declared by the Director General of the National Ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-5

I.-The chairman of the grouping's unified medical commission is vice-chairman of the strategic committee and vice-chairman of the executive boards of the establishments belonging to the grouping.II.-T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-4-5

Nurses whose professional residence is in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy are registered on the roll of the Antilles-Guyane interdepartmental council of nurses.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-2

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the nurses' association of La Réunion-Mayotte are responsible for nurses in La Réunion and Mayotte.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-3

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Antilles-Guyane order of nurses is responsible for nurses in French Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-4

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the nurses' association of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica are responsible for nurses in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Use of the account for a professional retraining project

Article L4163-8-5

The period of vocational retraining leave is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee's seniority rights. The employee retains the benefit of all the advantages…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-5

The new securities have the same characteristics and confer, ipso jure and without the performance of any formality, the same rights in rem or claims as the old securities they replace. Rights in rem…

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