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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-73

In the event of signs or indications of a violent or suspicious death of an inpatient, the Director, informed by the Department's Chief Medical Officer, shall notify the judicial authorities, in accor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-7

The approved practitioner referred to in article R. 1131-6 must be a doctor or pharmacist, holding a diploma of specialised studies in medical biology or an equivalent diploma or, exceptionally, a sci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Training agreement

Article R5123-7

…the training time used as a basis for the State's contribution to running costs to be determined; 4° The conditions for covering the costs of the instructors' training and their remuneration; 5° The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R548-7

…he project owner and the lender of the conditions for releasing the funds and making them available;4° Draws the lender's attention to the specific operating mode of participative financing in the for…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-5

…diaries are online platform operators, within the meaning of Article 3(i) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on an internal market for digita…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-7

…ance and reinsurance undertakings shall use the technical information developed pursuant to Article 77e of Directive 2009/138/EC of 25 November 2009 as amended to calculate the best estimate referred…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-46

…tes;2° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 1.5 for a work lasting between 20 and 29 minutes;3° Each point on the scale is weighted by a multiplier of 2.5 for a work lasting between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…ritorial waters, excluding: 1° Areas classified as nature reserves on the date of the Loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-60

In the event of the filing of new claims, the changes made to the claims shall be indicated. Upon request, the applicant may, in this case, be authorised to eliminate from the description and drawings…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-3

Notwithstanding article R. 732-2, the Minister of the Interior is competent to place a foreign national under house arrest, pursuant to 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4, in the following cas…

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