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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Radiological procedures likely to be performed by specially authorised persons.

Article R4351-28

…4351-7 may only take part, under the conditions laid down in that Article and for the performance of the radiography examinations listed in Article R. 4351-29: 1° Installing the patient ; 2° Prepari…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public hospital service

Article L6112-2

I.-Health establishments providing the public hospital service and the health professionals working in them guarantee any person using their services:1° An appropriate level of care, particularly when…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

I. - Subject to the specific provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Book I relating to life insurance apply to the operations governed by this chapter, with the exception of Articles L. 131-1,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-2

I.-On the basis of the recovery plan referred to in Article R. 335-1 , or in the absence of communication of this plan within one month of the request, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

I.- The surgical care activity provided for in article R. 6123-201 is carried out according to the following three modalities: 1° Surgical care activity carried out on adult patients; 2° Paediatric su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies

I.-For the application of this article: 1° Social rental housing means housing to which personalised housing assistance applies in accordance with 3° or 5° of Article L. 831-1 of the Construction and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Book I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L2100-2

…s concluded by persons governed by private law who are not purchasers as referred to in Article L. 1210-1 and who are more than 50% directly subsidised by a contracting authority are subject to the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5127-2

The inspectors mentioned in article L. 5127-1, acting in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1421-2 and L. 1421-3 may, pending the results of the analysis of the samples taken or the communi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-2

The use of a simplified system by the employers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code implies, with regard to the employees declared by means of this system, complia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccination

Article R3112-2

…e BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine:1° Persons working in the establishments or services mentioned in A of article R. 3112-1 and childminders;2° People working in medical biology laboratories;3° Staff of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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