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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 R1245-7

In particular, the authorisations specify the type of activity authorised and the category of products imported or exported and, for imported finished products, the therapeutic indications. In the cas…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-11

The decisions of the sentence enforcement judge and the sentence enforcement court may be appealed by the sentenced person, by the public prosecutor and by the public prosecutor, as from their notific…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Shareholdings in agricultural undertakings.

Article L3323-7

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may provide for the implementation of a participation scheme in agricultural undertakings employing employees mentioned in 1° to 3°, 6° and 7° ofarticle L.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-7

When the court is called upon to rule on the assignment of contracts mentioned in article L. 642-7, or to record the transfer of a security interest referred to in Article L. 642-12, the co-contractor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Interdepartmental institution (R)

Article R5421-7

The budget of the interdepartmental institution comprises as revenue: 1° Contributions from the associated departments; 2° Income from the institution's activities; 3° Income from the institution's mo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-76

Where the machine is referred to in Article R. 4313-78 and is manufactured in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article L. 4311-7, and provided that these standards cover all the…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-70

The Committee elects, by a simple majority of its members, a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its members who are doctors or pharmacists working at least six half-days a week. The term of offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-75

The administrative court with territorial jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1221-14 is determined in accordance with Article R. 312-14-1 of the Code of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-7

In order to implement the agreements they have concluded with a hospital and university centre in application of article L. 6142-5, private health establishments of collective interest may, by way of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-72

The following are prohibited for masseur-physiotherapists: 1° Any act likely to provide the patient with an unjustified or illicit material benefit; 2° Any rebate in money or in kind, or any commissio…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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