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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-11

The biologist in charge of the medical biology laboratory to which the patient has referred retains responsibility for all phases of the medical biology examination, including when one of them, in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-11

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may request from the applicant any additional information necessary for the examinatio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-1

…mination of his file, either:1° Either that he may begin providing the services without prior verification of his professional qualifications ;2° Or, where verification of his professional qualificati…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-11

Candidates or tenderers may send the purchaser a backup copy of the documents transmitted electronically in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the Minister for the Economy appende…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Voting and electoral operations.

Article L723-11

…ere there are seats to be filled for any reason. If, during the course of the year, the number of vacancies exceeds one third of the staff of a court, the prefect may decide that supplementary electio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-11

For projects that do not require planning permission, the application accompanied by the file must be sent to the secretariat of the departmental committee in duplicate, one of which must be in electr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-11

…tors is free of charge, subject to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses and, where applicable, loss of salary, under the conditions laid down in the internal regulations referred to in art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inclusion on the lists of espoir athletes and national teams

Article R221-12

A list of national team athletes includes athletes who contribute to the performance of the French national teams in a recognised elite sport discipline without demonstrating a sufficient level of spo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6147-111

The annual funding allocation for the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon territorial public health establishment referred to inArticle L. 174-1 of the Social Security Code represents the portion of expenditure…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Levy on fixed-income investment income and income from European capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125 D

…of II of article 125-0 A are subject to the levy provided for in I of article 125 A, at the rates set, depending on the case, in III bis of the same Article 125 A or in 2 of II of Article 125-0 A, wh…

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