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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-13

Where only part of a building belonging to the State or the département is made available, the establishments referred to in article L. 3221-4 may only carry out enlargement or demolition work with th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-130

Any proposed increase in capital leading to the entry into the company of a new partner who does not intend to practise the profession or any proposed agreement by which one of the partners transfers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-135

Any modification concerning the elements and documents mentioned in Article R. 5141-130 is submitted for authorisation to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimen…

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

Article L1121-13

Research may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the research and compatible with the safety requirements of the persons undergoing the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136

…care that the person is likely to receive. If the person is hospitalised pursuant to articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, the prohibitions to which he or she is subject are app…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-138

After deliberation by the jury, the candidate who has failed one or more training units of the specific part may be authorised by the regional director of youth, sports and community life to follow th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Supporting documents and other evidence relating to the conditions for participation

Article R2343-13

Where the award of a defence or security contract requires the holding of protected data, the purchaser shall require candidates to provide evidence of their ability to process, store and transmit suc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-13

I.-Information obtained from the statements referred to in I of Article L. 464-10 and which can only be obtained by accessing the file of the proceedings concerned may be used by a party who has had a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-13

…innovative, sustainable and balanced economic development of the region's territory as well as the maintenance of economic activities carried out within it.The plan sets out the actions taken by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Nuclear medicine activities

Article R6123-136

I.- Nuclear medicine authorisations are granted for each geographical site. It may only be granted if the holder has at least one single-photon emission tomography camera or one positron emission tomo…

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