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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-17

When a hospital pharmacy technician is issued with a licence to practise or a declaration of provision of services, he must have the language skills required to practise the profession and knowledge o…

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

Article L4311-17

Nurses applying to be entered on the roll must have the language skills required to practise the profession and knowledge of the systems of weights and measures used in France.The language proficiency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-17

Persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise as dental assistants are required to register with the department or body designated for this purp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-17

On pain of nullity, the sociétés anonymes participating in a merger are required to file a declaration with the Registrar in which they relate all the acts carried out with a view to the merger and by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-17

Deeds and documents issued by the grouping and intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, must legibly state the name of the grouping followe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-17

Acceptance is written on the bill of exchange. It is expressed by the word "accepted" or any other equivalent word and is signed by the drawee. The mere signature of the drawee affixed to the face of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-17

Each establishment has its own special regulations which supplement the general provisions of the standard regulations by laying down operating conditions that take account of the nature and location…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-17

This chapter applies, subject to the conditions it sets out, to entrepreneurs whose status is defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V insofar as it concerns their business assets.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-17

The administrator with the agreement of the debtor, or failing that the debtor with the agreement of the mandataire judiciaire, may acquiesce in the application for revendication or restitution of an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rules of procedure.

Article L654-17

The criminal court is seised either on the prosecution of the public prosecutor or on the filing of a civil party action by the administrator, the court-appointed agent, the employees' representative,…

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