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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Removal from a living person.

Article L1231-3

The committee of experts whose intervention is provided for in articles L. 1231-1, L. 1241-3 and L. 1241-4 sits in two panels of five members appointed for three years by order of the Minister for Hea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

…d for human consumption, with the exception of the cases provided for in application of article L. 1322-14; 3° Carrying out the activities listed in I of article L. 1321-7 and I of article L. 1322-1 w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article D571-3

…ange to the list of prohibited places and surveillance measures decided pursuant to Article 762-4 ; 3° Of any provisional suspension of the enforcement of the residence ban decided pursuant to Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-39

…psychological service, in accordance with the missions defined in the last paragraph of article R. 3221-6. However, hospitalisation of persons suffering from mental disorders is carried out in establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The regional and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France

Article L711-3

…ture or equipment project or manage any service contributing to the performance of their missions ; 3° They may, by contract, be entrusted by the State, local authorities or their public establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties and powers of the pharmacists responsible.

Article R5124-36

…rules laid down in the interests of public health, the pharmacist in charge defined in article R. 5124-34 assumes the following duties insofar as they correspond to the activities of the company or or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-3

…Sanctions Committee may set up sections chaired by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 232-7-2.The vice-chairman chairs the Sanctions Committee if the chairman is absent. If the Chairman…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Fire prevention and fire-fighting resources

Article R4216-30

…the provisions relating to fire prevention and fire-fighting resources set out in articles R. 4227-28 to R. 4227-41.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…ished in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° The list provided for in Article 133 of the Public Procurement Code ; 2° The list of cinematographic works that have been granted an e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

…French law; 2° If the property to which it relates is not liable to confiscation under French law; 3° If the foreign decision was handed down under conditions that do not offer sufficient guarantees…

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