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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-2

For the purposes referred to in Article L. 6131-1, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may ask public health establishments:1° To enter into a cooperation agreement ;2° To set up a heal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-35

…riminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13. In the event of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the obligations to which he or she i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-14

The clinical selection of donors referred to in article R. 1211-13 is supplemented for any removal or collection of elements and products of the human body for therapeutic purposes by medical biology…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-6

…light of the registrations, the admitted claims and the list of claims mentioned in Article L. 641-13. He may, if he deems it useful, summon the registered creditors, the successful bidder or the pur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

…multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in Article L. 421-13; 9° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport (family)" provided for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…ritoriale, les dépenses afférentes aux prestations mentionnées à l'article 9 de la loi n° 83-634 du 13 juillet 1983 portant droits et obligations des fonctionnaires;6° Interest on the debt;7° Operatin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-23

…munauté de communes include:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V of the same article.The communau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-3

…this control; they are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions defined by articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-4

…ourt of first instance must be made in the manner provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 13 of the Electoral Code.The court gives its final ruling within ten days of the matter being referr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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