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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L1161-5

The purpose of learning programmes is to enable patients to acquire the technical skills needed to use a medicinal product.They are implemented by healthcare professionals acting on behalf of an opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L1161-4

The programmes or actions defined in articles L. 1161-2 and L. 1161-3 may not be developed or implemented by companies engaged in the exploitation of a medicinal product, persons responsible for marke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-24

I.-The resources mentioned in articles L. 5422-9, L. 5422-11 and L. 5424-20 finance, for the portion defined by the agreement mentioned in article L. 5422-20 and which may not be less than 10% of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

I. - A parent undertaking is an undertaking which has exclusive control, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, over one or more other undertakings or which exercises a domina…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherw…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2213-4

A public entity may contribute to the financing of investments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

…ted to the département or local authority in which it was issued in the case of: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4

…are centres, healthcare clusters, healthcare establishments, accommodation establishments for the elderly and dependent persons, healthcare centres, medico-social services, as well as coordination sup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Powers of the regions

Article L6121-1

…ning for young people in schools and universities and in terms of the adapted military service provided for in article L. 4132-12 of the Defence Code, the region is responsible for regional policy on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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