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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER (R).

Article R2151-4

…r the application of the provisions of this code relating to the operation of the municipal council and the provisions of articles L. 2121-2, L. 2121-22, L. 2122-7-1, L. 2122-7-2, L. 2122-9 and L. 212…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Provisions for monitoring sentenced persons after their release during the period of reduced sentences

Article D147-49

Except in the case of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the supervision measures and prohibitions imposed on him pursuant to article 721-2, when the sentence enforcement judge modifies these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-4

The Conseil national de pilotage des agences régionales de santé (National Steering Committee for Regional Health Agencies) issues directives to the regional health agencies, providing guidance on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-40

The organisation of the management and the determination of the powers of the Executive Chairmen are set out in the Articles of Association in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 11 of la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-41

…d at the request of one or more shareholders representing at least half the number of shareholders, and the request must indicate the proposed agenda. The procedure for convening the meeting is set ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Practitioners providing services.

Article R4126-4

The provisions of this section do not apply to practitioners who benefit from the provisions of existing agreements relating to cross-border practitioners.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-41

No mutilating operation may be carried out without very serious medical grounds and, unless it is an emergency or impossible, without the patient's knowledge and consent.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-40

The doctor must refrain, in the investigations and interventions he carries out as well as in the therapies he prescribes, from exposing the patient to an unjustified risk.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-43

The doctor must act as the child's advocate when he or she feels that the interests of the child's health are being misunderstood or misguided by those around him or her.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-44

…rived, he or she must take the most appropriate steps to protect that person by exercising prudence and circumspection. In the case of a minor or a person who is unable to protect himself because of h…

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