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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-6

In order to respond as quickly as possible to requests for urgent medical assistance, the call reception and regulation centres mentioned in article L. 6112-5 have a single telephone number, 15. While…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…aragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 13 of the same Regulation for importers, and in paragraph 2 of Article 14 of that Regulation for distributors ; 2° Whose storage and transport conditions, while the device…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

…reasoned decisions and entries in the minutes;13° Article R. 54 relating to the electoral envelopes;14° Article R. 57 relating to the public recording of the opening and closing time of the poll;15° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…reasoned decisions and entries in the minutes;13° Article R. 54 relating to the electoral envelopes;14° Article R. 57 relating to the public recording of the opening and closing time of the poll;15° A…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-16

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to cancel the contract. The consumer returns the goods to the seller at the latter's expense. The seller…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

…l product and, where applicable, the other persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1142-24-2. The opinion of the College of Experts is issued within six months of the referral to the O…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article R141-1

…ublication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12 contains the information mentioned in Article R. 123-211. The publication in a medium authori…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-3

…following breaches of ethical requirements, in accordance with the conditions set out in Article R. 14-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-1

…cidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales mentioned in article L. 1142-22 . They shall include the justification for the damage and shall be accompanied by evidence th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…iologists responsible for carrying out the analyses provided for in articles R. 3354-13 and R. 3354-14 and one or more expert doctors whose duties are provided for in article R. 3354-15 are entered un…

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