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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-40-3

The sentence enforcement judge may suspend the execution of all or part of the obligations of judicial supervision, including those resulting from placement under mobile electronic surveillance, for m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A8

…ded by the military personnel directorate of the national gendarmerie. During the tests, candidates may only have access to: codes (which may be annotated by the publisher, but not commented on); prin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-24

…e of the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly or the disabled. The Board may decide to postpone discussion of all or part of this agenda to a later meeting. The agenda, set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-11

…octor will carry out the consultation in person and, except in the case of annual leave or illness, may only be replaced in exceptional circumstances; the replacement must always be a person who meets…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 6: Suspension of the procedure for examining applications for business authorisations provided for in article L. 752-1-2

Article R752-29-6

…he reasons that led to the suspension of the retail authorisation procedure so justify, the prefect may extend this suspension for a further period of up to one year, by a new order issued no later th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-8

…rson concerned is released or before the end of his detention period.The sentence enforcement judge may not appoint as coordinating doctor a practitioner who :1° Has a family relationship, alliance or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4124-3-4

A practitioner whose right to practise has been suspended may not resume practising unless the regional or inter-regional council has, at the request of the person concerned, arranged for a new assess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

…not possible for objective reasons, are indicated in descending order of importance. The weighting may be expressed as a range with an appropriate maximum deviation. The National Council and the succ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-46

…legislative and regulatory provisions or the conditions of the authorisation, the suspension, which may not exceed one year, and the withdrawal of the authorisation are ordered by the Director General…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-73

…under the regulations in force on all documents issued by his laboratory, the pharmacist-biologist may only include all or some of the following information on these documents: 1° Telephone and fax n…

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