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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-23

The health establishment authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of Article R. 6123-1 :1° Sets up the premises and equipment to allow access to vulnerable persons, in particular disabled…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-19

In the case of offences provided for in Books II or III of the Criminal Code, Chapter III of Title III of Book IV of the same Code or by the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press committed a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior may decide to prohibit, for a renewable period of six months, any movement or transfer of funds to or from accounts identified as being held by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-27

For the application of the provisions of article L. 421-4, contributions to the guarantee fund are assessed and collected as follows:1° (repealed)2° (repealed)3° The contribution from insurance compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions.

Article L741-2

The profession of commercial court clerk is represented before the public authorities by a National Council of Commercial Court Clerks, which has legal personality and is responsible for defending its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Assessment and early intervention pathways for neurodevelopmental disorders

Article R2135-2

I.-The services of the professionals referred to in article L. 2135-1 are included in the assessment and early intervention pathway when they have signed a contract with a structure designated in acco…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-27

Failure to comply with Article 73(1) and Article 76(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on the communication of information intended to be made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures.

Article L1341-2

The conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, in particular: 1° The definition of the information to be transmitted to the bodies mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1461-2

For the application of this Part in French Polynesia: 1° In article L. 1121-3, the third paragraph is deleted; 2° In article L. 1330-1, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1471-2

For the application of this Part in New Caledonia: 1° In article L. 1121-3, the third paragraph is deleted; 2° In article L. 1330-1, the words: "article 346 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Eur…

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