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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-4

…thin these pathways and any coordination difficulties between professionals, establishments or services. The diagnosis takes particular account of 1° The demographic and epidemiological situation and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

…e environment, pending a final decision by the European Commission, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend the use of a medicinal p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-4

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-16-4

By way of derogation from this section, class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles R. 511-17 to R. 511-26.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3381-4

…eleted;3° In article R. 3122-2, the words: "in the Official Journal of the European Union" are replaced by the words "in the Official Journal of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories";4° The f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-4

…er operation shall make the following documents available to its shareholders at its registered office at least thirty days before the date on which the general meeting or competent body is called upo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

When the examining magistrate receives a request from the public prosecutor to remand the person in custody, and considers that this detention is not justified, and decides not to transfer the case fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-4

…means of identification is subject to the prior registration of professionals in the sector reference directory of natural persons or in the sector reference directory of legal entities administered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and local representative

Article L2421-4

The procedure provided for in this sub-section also applies to an employee holding one of the following mandates:1° Member of the special negotiating body and member of the European Works Council ;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article D711-43

…d for in Article R. 711-42 : 1° At the initiative of the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry; 2° At the request of the minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commer…

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