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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendments and cancellations

Article R7111-12

The Professional Journalists Identity Card Committee may cancel a card. Before doing so, the chairman of the commission summons the holder to appear before it by registered letter. The holder, who may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-127

The medical staff provided for in article D. 6124-122 is completed by at least one practitioner experienced in haemodynamic and interventional paediatric cardiology. The surgeons must have training an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-128

Intensive care is provided either in a paediatric intensive care unit specialising in cardiac surgery, or in a separate sector within a paediatric intensive care unit. It includes medical equipment ad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-129

Paediatric cardiac pathologies can only be treated surgically if the cardiac surgery facility is able to carry out the following examinations or have them carried out, around the clock, within a timef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-126

The full-time inpatient unit has a sufficient number of dedicated beds and the necessary staff to be able to provide pre- and post-operative cardiac surgery care for newborns and children at any time.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-12

The preparatory operations for the ballot, the voting operations, the vote count and the announcement of the results are carried out under the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of Title I of Book I o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-12

Where the framework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders does not provide for a minimum amount, the advance shall be granted for each purchase order fulfilling the conditions laid down i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-12

The contractor awards the sub-contracts under the conditions defined in sub-section 3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until the completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds at least 90% of the sha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-12

The notification referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 411-5 shall indicate the time limit for appeal, the manner in which it may be exercised and the names and addresses of the parties to t…

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