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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-3

…egal entities may be held criminally liable for this offence under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code. They incur the penalties provided for the offence of usurpation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-6

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, Article L. 4124-2 reads as follows: "Art. L. 4124-2. - Doctors entrusted with a public service and registered on the register of New Caledoni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

…on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4123-15, L. 4123-16, L. 4124-9, L. 4124-10, L. 4126-7, L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-5 and Chapter III of Tit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-1

The medical laboratory technician takes part in the technical performance of a medical biology examination or an anatomy and pathology examination, under the responsibility of a medical biologist or a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4372-1

…of this article. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in this article shall incur, in addition to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-3

…ench Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in this article shall be liable to the fine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-8

When the authorisation to practise or the declaration of provision of services is issued, the optician must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the syste…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4372-2

…ench Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in this article are liable to the fine set o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4353-1

…same penalties. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in this article shall incur, in addition to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4353-2

…n al Code. Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence defined in this article are liable to the fine set o…

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