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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article R2511-20

…123-7, R. 2123-9 to R. 2123-11, R. 2123-12 to R. 2123-22-1-D et D. 2123-23-1 to D. 2123-25 are applicable to arrondissement mayors, deputy arrondissement mayors and members of an arrondissement counci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1532-2

…ructures mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 1221-10, of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable, subject to the adaptations of articles L. 1532-3 and L. 1532-4 in the French Southern and Ant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of Article 21 of this Code, may carry out the identity checks provided for in the seventh paragraph of Article 78-2, for the purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Central bodies

Article R6147-5-2

…t two paragraphs of Article R. 6146-12, the members of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Care Commission of the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris are elected by the full members of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The procedure applicable to divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 250-2

…nd 255 which the parties agree to take until the date on which the divorce judgment becomes res judicata, provided that they are in the interests of the child or children. A new agreement may then be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-2

…rson under investigation when he or she is remanded in custody. Within eight days of receipt of the case file by the registry of the Investigating Chamber, the President may, by reasoned order not sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Entertainment, advertising and fashion professions

Article R7523-2

For the application of article R. 7122-31 in Mayotte: 1° Le b du 1° est remplacé par les dispositions suivantes: " b) Article 1er du décret n° 98-1162 du 16 décembre 1998 et article R. 243-13 du code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-6

…he name and address of the establishment or body mentioned in Article L. 4211-9-1 or the pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in Article L. 5124-1 or Article L. 5124-9-1 ; 3° The patient's surname,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-4

The pharmacovigilance carried out on individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products includes monitoring to ensure traceability between the various stages, from the removal of tissues, cells…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

I.-Any establishment or body referred to in Article L. 4211-9-1 or any pharmaceutical establishment referred to in Articles L. 5124-1 or L. 5124-9-1 shall set up and keep up to date a system ensuring…

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