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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-30

…review where an appeal has been lodged with the Criminal Division pursuant to the articles 567-2,574-1 and 574-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-40-3

If the liberty and custody judge does not grant the investigating judge's request, this request, the liberty and custody judge's decision, the public prosecutor's opinion and, where applicable, the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-4

The doctor consulted by the relative who has received the family medical information letter referred to in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1131-1-2 will approach the prescribing doctor who sent thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-3

…in the form of a blister pack containing at least the information provided for in Article R. 5121-141, in outer packaging that complies with the provisions of Article R. 5121-138 ; 2° Or the medicina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-109-4

The holder of the authorisation ensures that patients are diagnosed and treated on a permanent basis, in liaison with the emergency medicine structures mentioned in article R. 6123-1, including via te…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-2

The judicial police officer, acting in the course of an investigation or on the basis of a letter rogatory, may proceed against any person against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence of ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-2

…of the National Health Conference, a new member is appointed, under the same conditions, for the remainder of the term of office. In the event of repeated absences of a full member from meetings of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-4-1

The president of the departmental council or, where he is the authority holding traffic police powers, the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may set, fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-4

All research declared under Article L. 2151-6 is placed under the direction of a responsible person designated by the declaration mentioned in Article R. 2151-12-2. The person responsible for the rese…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-4

…unicated by the location operator to the person mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article R. 4412-97, the latter has the location carried out as the operation progresses under conditions specif…

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