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Showing 74017410 of 8668 articles for Art. CE 21-12-2022 n° 459476

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

Access to the shared medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

…provided for in II. II.-A.-In Articles R. 2151-6, R. 2151-9, R. 2151-11 and R. 2151-12, the reference to "establishment or establishments" is deleted.A.-In articles R. 2151-6, R. 2151-9, R. 2151-11 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

…able 1 - Natural radioactivity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its radioactive prog…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-3-1

Any person of full age may apply to the civil registrar of his or her place of residence or custodian of his or her birth certificate for a change of name to one of the names provided for in the first…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

I. - The payment service provider may not charge the payment service user for fulfilling its information obligations or for carrying out corrective and preventive measures pursuant to this chapter, ex…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

…When the merger or demerger does not involve the transfer of a portfolio of contracts in accordance with Article L. 384-3, supplementary occupational pension funds are required to provide the Autor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…lic prosecutor also informs the person that he or she may be assisted by a lawyer of his or her choice or, failing this, by a lawyer appointed by the President of the Bar Association, who will be info…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-26

As soon as an application for authorisation is received, the Prefect will refer the matter to the local police authorities for their opinion. Except in the case provided for in the fourth paragraph, t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…ut or making available to the public sports equipment not fitted with a fixing or counterweight device as provided for in article R. 322-21 of this Code or fitted with a device that does not comply wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

I. - When an exceptional event disrupts the regular operation of a trading venue, the AMF Chairman or his designated representative may suspend all or part of trading for a period not exceeding two co…

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