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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-26

In the case provided for in article R. 5127-18, the public prosecutor notifies the interested party that the single sample is to be submitted for expert examination and informs him that he has three c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-27

Where the expert opinion is ordered by the court, it shall be carried out in accordance with the rules of this sub-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-22

…gistrate will set a time limit for the latter to do so, but he or she has the right to explicitly waive the appointment and defer to the conclusions of the expert appointed by the judge. If the intere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-24

If the owner or keeper does not submit his sample intact within the time limit set by the examining magistrate, the sample is no longer taken into account. In this case, the two experts are assigned t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-23

Groupements de Coopération Sanitaire may participate in research activities in the following areas and in the following forms: 1° Association with the biomedical research activities referred to in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-22

…ssociation agreements concluded between the health cooperation grouping, on the one hand, and the university hospital centre or the dental care, teaching and research centre, on the other hand, are ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Teaching and research activities

Article R6133-24

As part of the activities mentioned in articles R. 6133-22 and R. 6133-23, the General Meeting may authorise the grouping, on a subsidiary basis and in compliance with its corporate purpose, to regist…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article L141-2

When a foreign national is refused entry to France, placed in detention or in a waiting area, detained to check their right to move or reside or transferred to the State responsible for examining thei…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L431-2

…al has submitted an application for asylum which falls within France's jurisdiction, the administrative authority, after informing the foreign national of the grounds on which a residence permit may b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 276-1

…cused is in pre-trial detention, the president of the assize court requests a copy of his or her individual detention file. The meeting is held in the presence of the public prosecutor and the lawyers…

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