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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-5

…t their request or with their agreement, or develop activities within the establishment, in compliance with the establishment's operating rules and medical and paramedical activities and subject to th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-11 (art. A322-36)

…iving1. The boards are at least 4.80 m long and 0.50 m wide. They are provided with a non-slip surface.2. The springboards are placed either on one or both sides of the platforms.B. - High-flying divi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-5

In order to extend the composition of the user undertaking's health, safety and working conditions committee to include representation from external undertakings, in application of article L. 4523-11,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-5

…een requested by the Minister for Labour or by at least six members of the Board of Directors is placed on the agenda. The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in I of article R. 4642-3 each ha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-52

I. - The persons who effectively manage the business of the credit institution or finance company within the meaning of article L. 511-13 and the members of the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Boa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L621-5

…r State of the European Union may be taken in the case of a foreign national holding a valid residence permit bearing the words "EU Blue Card" granted by that State, where he or she is refused the iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

…egal entities or natural persons mentioned in the same paragraph to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means that enables the applic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

If the foreign national ceases to fulfil one of the conditions required for the issue of the residence permit to which he or she is entitled, obstructs checks or fails to comply with summonses, the re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-53

The national platform for judicial interception is placed under the control of a qualified personality, appointed for a non-renewable period of five years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-5

…subject to the following amendments: a) In Articles L. 5411-11, L. 5412-1 and L. 5413-1 the reference: "L. 5311-1" is replaced by the reference: "L. 5541-3" ; b) The following sentence is added to th…

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