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Showing 36113620 of 26032 articles for Art. CE 26-4-2017 n° 400441

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-4

…e if the person is a minor, must be informed by the professional, health establishment, health services or body concerned of the circumstances and causes of the harm. If the victim is a protected adul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-4

…rson recognised as liable, either directly by the user or by the claimant association, which thus receives a mandate for the purposes of compensation. The user giving the association a mandate must in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-4

…r the control of medical biology examinations or for the control of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories, excluding any administration to humans, before the results of the biologi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L1161-4

…engaged in the exploitation of a medicinal product, persons responsible for marketing a medical device or its accessory or an in vitro diagnostic medical device or its accessory or companies offering…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-4

Acts, procedures, techniques, methods and equipment having the effect of modifying cerebral activity and presenting a serious danger or a suspected serious danger to human health may be banned by decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-4

…ons of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of Part One of this Code, the removal of organs, tissues or cells from a living person who donates them in the therapeutic interest of a recipient is treated as…

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Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-4

The Etablissement Français du Sang is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system and to State control adapted to the particular nature of its missions, defined by this ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General rules.

Article L1311-4

…ygiene rules set out in this chapter.Where the purpose of the measures ordered is to ensure compliance with housing hygiene rules and the person required to comply fails to do so, the mayor or, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-4

It is punishable as an offence under article L. 1454-8 for companies providing services or manufacturing or marketing products covered by compulsory social security schemes, as well as for companies o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-4

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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