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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

…ear medicine and biology procedures: 25% for university hospital centres, 16% for hospital centres; 3° Imaging, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and biology procedures: 60% for university hospital centr…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-208

The bariatric surgery care activity referred to in 3° of the I of article R. 6123-202 consists of the surgical management of patients suffering from obesity by means of surgical procedures set by orde…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-32-1

…ications of the medical and paramedical staff assigned to the activity for which renewal is sought; 3° The changes that the authorisation holder plans to make, for the period of validity of the author…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-3-2

The provisions of Article L. 131-3-1 apply to local authorities, public administrative establishments, independent administrative authorities with legal personality, the Banque de France, the Institut…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3-1

…ainst the effects of natural disasters provided for in Article L. 125-1 of this Code is applicable; 3° The Director General for Civil Security and Crisis Management or his representative, who chairs t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Organic farming

Article L432-6

…onditions, rappelé à l'article L. 641-13 du code rural et de la pêche maritime, pour en bénéficier; 3° D'utiliser ou de tenter d'utiliser frauduusement le signe " agriculture biologique "; 4° D'utilis…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-4

The persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 6251-1 of the Labour Code are appointed for a period of five years by order of the regional and departmental director of youth, sports and social c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-10

…and the arrangements for coordinating the follow-up of the patient after treatment provided for in 3° and the fifth paragraph of article R. 6123-93 are recorded in the patient's medical record.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-48

…is French, from a French-speaking country, from a European country or of undetermined nationality; 3° The "Subject and story" sub-group will be awarded a total of 10 points, distributed as follows: a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: State aid and agreements.

Article R5313-3

…icipation in anticipating economic change ; 2° Contributing to the development of local employment; 3° Reducing cultural or social obstacles to access to employment. This aid can only be granted if th…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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