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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

…f the unit ;5° By the general practitioner or psychiatrist in private practice treating the patient;6° By the psychiatrist of the health establishment in which the patient was initially treated;7° By…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Submission of applications for planning permission equivalent to a business licence.

Article R752-10

If the application for authorisation to operate a business within the meaning of articles R. 752-4 to R. 752-6 is complete, the commission secretariat shall inform the mayor. In the absence of any inf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article R814-42

Every three years, each professional is subject to an inspection covering all of his or her activity. As an exception to the previous paragraph, the person mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 is subj…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-3

I. - Part Two of the General Code of Territorial Authorities is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4445-2

…uipment and the workplace; 5° Modification of the design and layout of workplaces and workstations; 6° Adequate information and training for workers to ensure that they use work equipment correctly an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-7

…th other operations and relative pressure; 5° The methods for carrying out and performing the work; 6° The warning and emergency procedures, the external emergency resources to be mobilised, the recom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-9

…Removal of central and intrathecal catheters; 5° Applying a pneumatic tourniquet for surgical use; 6° Applying immobilisation devices; 7° Use of a manual defibrillator; 8° Care and monitoring of post…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-10

…those mentioned in article R. 4311-7 ; 5° Actions taken to deal with life-threatening emergencies; 6° Functional investigations involving pharmacodynamic tests, stress tests, stimulation tests or pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-24

…lon;5° References to the Departmental Council are replaced by references to the Territorial Council;6° Article R. 6123-3-4 does not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-46

…or electronic means; 5° specialised and up-to-date documentation on the treatment of intoxications; 6° IT resources to help with emergency response and to record data relating to cases of intoxication…

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