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Showing 98219830 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-38-2

I. - The holder of the 1° designation and the 2° designation under the paediatric critical care modality of article R. 6123-34-2 must comply with a minimum annual activity level set by order of the Mi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-30

I. -In its opinion provided for in article L. 1142-24-12, the College shall rule on whether the damage is attributable to the prescription of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnanc…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-3

Within one month of receiving a complete application for classification, the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 will take the classification decision in the category for which the assessing body ref…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter X: Sanitary cutting fees

Article 302 bis S

Any person who carries out bone-in meat cutting operations pays a cutting health fee to the State. The fee is collected from the slaughterer, third-party slaughterer or wild game processing plant that…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-3

The application for authorisation referred to in article R. 15-2-2 specifies the nature of the duties entrusted to the reservist and the service or unit within which he will be called upon to perform…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

The procedures for applying this section with regard to the nature and scope of internal procedures, the rules for organising internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-3

The holder of the radiotherapy authorisation has the following facilities on the site: 1° A radiotherapy unit with radiotherapy equipment used for the external radiotherapy or brachytherapy treatment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-3

I.-The regional hospital grouping may be authorised by the director general of the regional health agency to set up a unified grouping medical commission in place of the grouping medical commission an…

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Article Annexe 4-3

NOTIFICATION FILE FOR A CONCENTRATION OPERATION1. Description of the operation, including:a) A copy of the acts subject to notification and the minutes of the deliberative bodies relating to the conce…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-3

I.- The provisions of this code also govern the right of performance of a work incorporated into a programme mentioned in II on an ancillary online service broadcast cross-border by a broadcasting org…

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