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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6224-5

The provisions of articles R. 6222-4, R. 6222-5 and R. 6222-8 do not apply to medical laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9-3

…ices; 2° The organisation and continuity of the service and the quality of the procedures followed; 3° Financial management, pricing and its development; 4° Compliance of personal data processing with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-57

…y undertakings: a) In which, on the one hand, the undertaking has invested an amount in excess of 0.5% of the dispersion base defined in the first paragraph of Article R. 332-3 and in which, on the ot…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5-2

…or her wishes and, as part of the refusal of unreasonable obstinacy referred to in article L. 1110-5-1, in the event that the doctor stops life-sustaining treatment, the doctor applies deep and conti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-5

…by agreement, some of its powers to Metropolitan Lyon, under the conditions set out in Article L. 301-5-1 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation (Construction and Housing Code).

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-5

…enter into agreements with the universities and university hospital centres mentioned in article L. 6142-5 with a view to defining a common organisation for cancer teaching and research.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-5

The national public institution known as France Compétences, defined in article L. 6123-5, is a national public administrative body under the supervision of the Minister for Vocational Training.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-5

In order to verify the conditions laid down in article L. 1244-2 and to enable the implementation of article L. 1244-6, the organisations, health establishments and health cooperation groups authorise…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-5

…administration are replaced by references to the provisions in force locally with the same purpose;3° References to the provisions of the Consumer Code and the Insurance Code are replaced by referenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-5

The recipients of company formalities, mentioned in article L. 123-32 are:

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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