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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-4

The Committee's deliberations are valid when three of its members, including at least one doctor, are present.In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.A member of the Commission may no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-35

When it does not come from the patient or the director of the establishment, the request is presented under the conditions set out in article R. 3211-10. It shall state whether the petitioner wishes t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-8

…stablishment, in the event of admission for psychiatric care ordered in application of article L. 3212-1 ; 2° By the Prefect of the département in which the establishment is located or, in Paris, by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information obligations on the establishment

Article R3211-31-1

…y judge in order to have a seclusion or restraint measure lifted, in application of article L. 3211-12. This information is given at the time of the first renewal of a seclusion or restraint measure t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-6

…f the committee full access to all the care buildings, to the register provided for in article L. 3212-11, to the register provided for in article L. 3222-5-1 and to each patient's administrative file…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-7

…3 for the "care without consent" section of the psychiatric authorisation mentioned in Article R. 6122-25 are not achieved, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall designate, from am…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-6

The units for difficult patients provided for in article L. 3222-3 are located in an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1. They are inter-regional and do not form part of the sectors defined i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-8

…the emergency structures of health establishments, in accordance with the provisions ofArticle R. 6123-32-9, within a framework that organises the responsibilities of the players involved in the care…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-40

Under the written procedure without a hearing provided for in III of article L. 3211-12-2, the court registry shall notify the parties of the order without delay and by any means that can be used to e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-3

Inside the points of sale defined in article R. 3323-2, the size of an advertising poster for an alcoholic beverage may not exceed 0.35 square metres. In the rooms of public houses, restaurants and ho…

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