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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-59

The unit comprises : 1° A room where parents can be welcomed ; 2° An area for monitoring and resuscitating children where newborn babies are hospitalised; this area also includes a zone for medical pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-51

…logy unit is geographically isolated, more than an hour's journey from the nearest neonatology unit and if the needs of the population so require, provided that the isolated unit meets all the conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-54

In order to avoid separating mother and child, neonatal care and monitoring of children who do not require intensive care or resuscitation may be carried out in their mother's room, if the premises an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for maintaining sites

Article R6222-5

…the request, stating in a reasoned decision whether the site or sites in question may be maintained and for what period of time.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical transport sub-committee.

Article R6313-5

…b-committee, co-chaired by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency or his representative and the Prefect or his representative, is made up of the following members of the departmental commi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-5

The provisions of Articles 72, 75, 76, 77, 80, 87, 88, 89 and 90 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) shall apply to the clinical investigations provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 82 of Regulatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-54-1

…ommunes of French Polynesia. This allocation is earmarked for the financing of projects by communes and their establishments in the areas of waste treatment, water supply, wastewater treatment, adapta…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 527

…hall be notified to the accused in the manner provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-3 and enforced in accordance with the rules provided for by this code for the enforcement of police ju…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Workers in identical jobs with several employers

Article D4624-59

…erned fall within the same socio-professional category according to the nomenclature of professions and socio-professional categories of salaried jobs of private and public employers. 3° The type of i…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-5

Performance studies relating to dentistry may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a dental surgeon or a doctor with appropriate experience. Performance studies relating to midwi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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