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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1

…of each person, and carry out preventive and health education activities. They provide care, which may be palliative, with or without accommodation, on an outpatient basis or at home, where home is t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10-1

…erred to in Article L. 6113-10 is subject to the provisions of Chapter II of Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law, subject to the following provisions: 1° Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-4

…the Regional Health Agency and, in the case of army hospitals, the Ministers for Defence and Health may impose: 1° A financial penalty, the amount of which may not exceed 5% of the income received by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-30

…ence of a consultant. However, if he considers that purely material observations are sufficient, he may appoint any person of his choice to carry them out. If the differences relate to points of fact…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-34

…e R. 236-2 or, where applicable, by Article R. 236-3. The representatives of the bondholders' group may object to the cross-border merger, as provided for in article L. 236-16, within the same time li…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-1

…ion committee of a joint association comprising at least one département or a group of départements may, however, opt for the application of the provisions of Book III of Part Three. Where the syndica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-1

…legates of the communes to the committee of the syndicat mixte, the choice of the deliberating body may relate solely to one of its members.For the election of delegates of public establishments of in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7122-20

…in whatever form, to the councillors.The reports and drafts referred to in the first two paragraphs may be made available to councillors who so wish by secure electronic means; such availability shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
b) Forensic medicine

Article R117

…and the applicable coefficients according to the nature and scope of the procedures prescribed. It may take into account, where applicable, the obligation set out in article L. 311-2 of the social se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-6

…rate.The original recording is placed under closed seal and a copy is placed in the file. This copy may be common to all recordings made during the proceedings. On the instructions of the public prose…

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