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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-10-1

I.- In the event of an exceptional health situation, the consequences of which exceed the capacity of one or more health care structures in the region, the Director General of the regional health agen…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-1

The municipal council or the deliberative body of the public establishment responsible for all or part of the public collective or non-collective sanitation service institutes a sanitation fee for the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122-1

Veterinarians alone are authorised to administer, in the cases provided for in Article L. 5143-4, to equidae declared as being intended for slaughter for human consumption, medicinal products for huma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article D5132-18-1

The departmental prefect may, after consulting the departmental council for integration through economic activity, authorise an intermediary association to derogate from the duration mentioned in 2° o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1-1

The Agence de la biomédecine draws up an annual activity report which is made public and which it sends to Parliament, which refers it to the Parliamentary Office for the Evaluation of Scientific and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-1

A written contract is signed between the subscriber and one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 221-32-1 when a share savings plan is opened to finance small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-siz…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-1

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a registered design are detained after a request referred to in article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered design may be de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-1

STANDARD AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS OF INTERVENTION OF VOLUNTEERS ACCOMPANYING PEOPLE IN PALLIATIVE CARE IN HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS AND SOCIAL AND MEDICO-SOCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS MENTIONED IN ART…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-1

The units of account referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 may consist of units in alternative investment funds open to professional investors, covered by sub-section 3 of section 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-1

When an investigation is referred to the investigating judge on the basis of articles 221-5-6,222-18-4or 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code and decides to refer the person under investigation to the trial…

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