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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-30-1

A natural person may only be entered on the list if he meets the following conditions:1° They must have practised for at least ten consecutive years in the area(s) of expertise for which they are appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1233-7

To be authorised to carry out organ removal for therapeutic purposes on a deceased person, health establishments must: 1° Have the staff and equipment necessary to establish the fact of death, under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-24

For water supplied by a public distribution service, analyses from the programme mentioned in article R. 1321-23 may replace those carried out in application of article R. 1321-15 when the following t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-8

The decision on the application for authorisation to exploit a natural mineral water source is taken by prefectoral order before the project is implemented. In the case of a coordinated procedure, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-89

I.-Measurements carried out in the environment or on individuals, either by the person responsible for the nuclear activity or at the request of the public authorities, are carried out by the Institut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5

The procedure referred to in IV of Article L. 464-2 is carried out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R625-3

The mandataire judiciaire shall inform each employee by any means of the nature and amount of the admitted or rejected claims and shall indicate the date on which the statement of claims is filed at t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-9

The traineeship is completed with the clerk of a commercial court.The Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce draws up each year, in agreement with the clerks of the commercial courts…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-18

The judgement is handed down in chambers. If the judgement is handed down immediately, a copy of the judgement is given to the convicted person and, where applicable, to his lawyer, against a signatur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-17

I. - The guarantee provided for in article L. 519-4 is triggered by the default of the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services, without the guarantor being able to claim the benefit…

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