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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-2

The paediatric critical care modality includes the following entries: 1° Referral intensive care and multi-purpose paediatric intensive care, and speciality intensive care where applicable; 2° Intensi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-43

The national statutory commission, chaired by the head of the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs or his representative, a member of the Inspectorate General with the rank of Inspector General, com…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-135

The entries relating to the decisions referred to in Article R. 123-122 when:1° Safeguard proceedings have been terminated pursuant to Article L. 622-12 ;2° Reorganisation proceedings have been termin…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-13

Aid for the programming of short cinematographic works is awarded in consideration of : 1° The cinematographic establishment's membership of an organisation that organises and promotes the screening o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18-4

Where they have been given authority to sign on behalf of an investment firm, members of the staff of that investment firm may not, without the authorisation of the senior management, perform administ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Maintenance file

Article R4211-3

When taking possession of the premises, and no later than one month thereafter, the project owner draws up a maintenance file for the workplaces and sends it to the users. This file includes, in addit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Emergency care network

Article R6123-28

The network may also include : 1° Medical professionals working in the community, in particular doctors involved in permanent care ; 2° Doctors intervening at the request of the SAMU, including SAMU c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-1

The resale of a second-hand medical device is understood to mean any transfer of a medical device which is neither new nor refurbished within the meaning of 2° of article R. 5211-4. The second-hand re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-20

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-404-1

A hospital career commitment agreement may be concluded, on the proposal of the head of the division or, failing that, the head of the department, the head of the functional unit or another internal s…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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