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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-7

…tions set out in II.Article L. 1161-2 is applicable in the version resulting from Order No. 2020-1407 of 18 November 2020 on the missions of the regional health agencies.Article L. 1162-1 is applicabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-2

…rosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for the offences referred to in Article 705, request the investigating judge initially seised to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the Pa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-7

…orks or has worked in the ministerial department concerned by the matter submitted to the committee;3° Two competent persons who work or have worked in the same sector as the contract holder.When exam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771-1

In application of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and of Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 as amended by Directive (EU…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-7

…ty to have the case brought before a court having jurisdiction, in particular in criminal matters ; 3° An authority of the issuing State other than a court in respect of acts punishable under the law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-7

…of studies, teaching methods, content of theoretical and practical courses and clinical placements; 3° The certification standards, including the procedures for continuous assessment and validation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7

…luster contracts signed within the hospital or hospital group ;2° The annual review of duty rosters;3° The recruitment report for medical posts.The opinions issued by the local hospital medical commit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Participation in guarantee companies

Article L2253-7

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 2253-1, a municipality, alone or with other local authorities, may participate in the capital of a credit institution or a finance company in the form o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-7

…acts, even where the assignment is preceded by the management lease provided for in Article L. 642-13.These contracts must be performed under the conditions in force on the day the proceedings are ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-7

Information relating to patients' health is either kept within the health care institutions which have compiled it, or deposited by these institutions with a host in compliance with the provisions of…

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