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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-31

For the application of 5° of article R. 5121-28, when reference is made to published literature recognised in the tradition of homeopathic medicine practised in France, experts justify, on the basis o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-3

…ublic hospital service is provided by : 1° Public health establishments ; 2° Armed forces hospitals 3° Private health establishments authorised to provide the public hospital service and qualified as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-3

…d activity, which is required to calculate the fees they must pay in application of article L. 6154-3. The fee due is paid quarterly.When the health care organisation collects the fees on behalf of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-34

…t ballot, by the candidate appearing on the same list immediately after the last candidate elected; 3° Where the appointment took place by one of the methods provided for in 2° to 4° of III of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-34

…or involve the use of information that has been classified pursuant to the provisions of article 413-9 of the Penal Code and relating to intelligence activities, the provisions of articles 694-4 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-36

…ing State consults the Public Prosecutor, the latter shall inform him without delay if, pursuant to 3° of Article 728-11, the recognition of the decision is subject to the consent of the executing Sta…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-30

…tion plans, markings and specifications for use on site, as well as the corresponding summary plans;3° To draw up, on the basis of the execution plans, a detailed cost estimate for each of the public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4231-3

…council who has ceased to be chairman of the regional council pursuant to Articles L. 2122-4 or L. 3221-3 may not receive a delegation until the end of their term of office as a regional councillor o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article R1254-3

…l status of the company and, where applicable, the location of the branch, agency or branch office; 3° The effective date of the proposed transaction; 4° The surnames, first names, residences and nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions relating to import and export.

Article R1235-3

…2° The designation of the organ, mentioning, where applicable, whether it is a right or left organ; 3° The purpose or purposes, as referred to in Articles L. 1211-1 and L. 1235-1, for which the organ…

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