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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

I.-For the application of Article L. 356-12, insurance or reinsurance undertakings shall apply either the general principles and methods mentioned in Articles L. 356-6 to L. 356-10 and L. 356-15 to L.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-8

The professional trade unions of employees or employers and their associations, and the associations of employees or employers mentioned in article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meaning of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

To be authorised, a blood depot must meet the following conditions: 1° Have an organisation and resources enabling it to carry out its activities in accordance with the procedures defined by order of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-2

…onal de la statistique et des études économiques under the conditions defined by the amended decree no. 82-103 of 22 January 1982 relating to the national register for the identification of natural pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

The appointment to the agency committee of the representatives of the categories of staff is the subject of an agreement between the representative trade union organisations concerned. In the event th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

…pointed administrators and judicial representatives to the institutions mentioned inarticle L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code in application of articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-16 and L. 3253-18-1 of the same…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R53-8-54

…n contained in his or her individual file. The provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-53-14 relating to the prior placement of the person in a specialised service are not applicable. The co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-5

Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-14, the first paragraph of article L. 123-15 and articles L. 123-17 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code as well as article R. 123-181, the second paragraph of artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article R225-2

…article R. 224-13 for sub-accounts opened in the form of a securities account and articles R. 224-14 to R. 224-17 for sub-accounts opened in the form of a group insurance contract shall apply to the…

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