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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-21-1

In consultation with the chair of the hospital medical committee or the chair of the hospital medical conference, the director, the administrator of the health cooperation group or the legal represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operation

Article R6132-21-1

I. - The staff members who carry out the activities, functions and missions mentioned in article L. 6132-3 are appointed to their duties, on behalf of the participating establishments, by the director…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L785-6

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: The use of telecommunications during proceedings

Article 706-71

…isual or sound recording, in which case the provisions of the third to eighth paragraphs of Article 706-52 shall apply.The provisions of the previous paragraph providing for the use of an audiovisual…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-6

The person claimed is transferred, if necessary, and imprisoned at the prison within the jurisdiction of the Paris Court of Appeal. The transfer must take place within a maximum of five days of being…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-6

The claimant and the civil party may request a copy of all or part of the documents and records in the case file. If the case file has been digitised, this copy shall be provided in digitised form, if…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 693

What is prescribed by articles 654 to 659, 663 à 665-1, 672, 675, 678, 680, 683 à 684-1, 686, the first paragraph of article 688 and the articles 689 to 692 shall be observed on pain of nullity.The pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-7

…e search for and identification of materials containing asbestos, as provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health Code andarticle R.126-10 of the Building and Housing Cod…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 700

…incurred if he had not had this aid. In this case, the procedure is as set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 37 of law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991.In all cases, the judge takes into account the fai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-11

The Public Prosecutor's Office of the court which ordered the confiscation of property shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State, by any means which leaves a written reco…

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