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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-2

I. - Subject to the exceptions provided for in article R. 2213-1-4, the doctor, student or practitioner who recorded the death shall, as soon as possible, draw up a certificate on an electronic medium…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36

The marketing authorisation is granted by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. The authorisation includes the national number identifying th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4

The job profile drawn up in application of the first paragraph of article R. 6152-6 may stipulate that hospital practitioners, appointed in one establishment, carry out their duties in several establi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article D6431-17

In addition to those set out in article L. 6431-10, the Director is responsible for the following tasks: 1° In charge of relations with the supervisory authorities, the Territory's High Administrator…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

The appointment to the agency committee of the representatives of the categories of staff is the subject of an agreement between the representative trade union organisations concerned. In the event th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D. 2335-23

I.-The fixed portion provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2335-16 amounts to €9,000. The variable portion provided for in the same paragraph is allocated according to the following scale…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-3

…s deleted; d) The fourth paragraph is deleted; e) The fourth paragraph is deleted b) 3° is deleted; 23° In article R. 421-56, the words: "prohibitions defined in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1 of the L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I

Article R961-1

I.-The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the f…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-24

No person may hold the position of de jure or de facto director or manager of an agency, company, association or establishment benefiting from or applying for the authorisation provided for in article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7122-9-1

The President may decide that the meeting of the Assembly of French Guiana shall be held in several places, by videoconference. When the meeting of the assembly of French Guiana is held by videoconfer…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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