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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-58-1

Professionals from other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area who have been granted partial access to practise the profession of nurse in France underarticle L. 4002-5 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-5

…ally sent by the applicant may include only the first part of the application as defined in Article R. 761-12-1. In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the first part of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Parent-managed establishments and services

Article R2324-50-2

…hments or services, the obligations to carry out criminal record checks on staff set out in article R. 2324-33 apply to the holders of parental authority or legal representatives of children participa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-5

…s not apply to the processing of personal data of the persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 2-15-1 by authorised personnel of the Ministry of Justice, the investigation department and the d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4a: Supervision of the practice of the profession

Article R422-55-4

…an inspection, which may constitute a breach of the conditions and obligations mentioned in Article R. 422-52-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-51-1

…e with the biological limit values set by decree are carried out by the bodies mentioned in article R. 4724-15. If the limit values are exceeded, the occupational physician, if he considers that this…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-51

…management, either by submission of a certified cheque under the conditions provided for in Article R. 131-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or by cash payment, or by bank card when this accountin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-1

…hen required by the agenda, any other person whom he or she deems it useful for the Committee to hear.V. - The members mentioned in I to III may be represented by a member of the management of the bod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 6: Suspension of the procedure for examining applications for business authorisations provided for in article L. 752-1-2

Article R752-29-5

The suspension order provided for in articles R. 752-29-2 and R. 752-29-3 exposes: 1° The objectives pursued by the territorial revitalisation operation agreement that the project is likely to comprom…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R*594-1

…ss otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IIR.* 521-11In Title VIR.* 532-59 to R.* 532-66

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