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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-5

…eneral of the regional health agency.A copy of this decision is sent to the regional haemovigilance and transfusion safety coordinator and to the Etablissement Français du Sang or, where applicable, t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-539-1

Subject to the provisions of article R. 6152-539-2, associate assistants are recruited for an initial period of either one or two years, renewable by periods of one year, but the total period of servi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-1

…fallen to the protected person up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may accept it purely and simply if the assets clearly exceed the liabilities, after obtaining a certificate from the nota…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 57-1

…ted on the premises where the search is taking place data relevant to the investigation in progress and stored in the said system or in another computer system, provided that such data is accessible f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-5-2

…king or a person linked to it, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 632-12 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in accordance with one of the procedures provided for in Article L. 612-26 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4221-15-5

…laid down by the decision. In this case, the council decides that the pharmacist is fit to practise and informs the authorities who were notified of the suspension. If it appears that the obligations…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Accountant.

Article R6145-54-2

The provisions of article R. 1617-22 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales are applicable to public health establishments.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.

Article D5211-5-2

…ticles D. 2123-22-4 to D. 2123-22-7 are applicable to urban communities, agglomeration communities, and communities of communes.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-50-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of 2° of Article R. 5121-50, each year the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé publishes on its website the list of medicinal produc…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 509

…ithin the limits set by the notice of appeal in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 502 and by the status of the appellant as set out in Article 515. Where the limitation of the scope of t…

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