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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-12

An employee of the regional health agency may only be appointed as an inspector or controller if he or she fulfils the following conditions: 1° He or she must be a French national; 2° He or she must e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional qualifications of personnel.

Article R2112-12

…lic maternal and child protection establishment or consultation, persons who are not doctors must meet the conditions for practising the profession of nursery nurse. The same provision applies to priv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-2

I.-For the sole purpose of detecting the presence in an athlete's sample and the use by that athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to Article L. 232-9, the laboratory accredited by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article L624-12

Goods may be claimed if they exist in kind, in whole or in part, where the sale was rescinded prior to the judgment initiating the proceedings either by a court decision or by the operation of an acqu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-8

In order to determine the arrangements for enforcing the return order that are best suited to the circumstances of the case, the public prosecutor responsible for enforcing it may: - enlist the servic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-12

The Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council, meeting under the chairmanship of its oldest member, the youngest member acting as secretary, elects from among its members its chairman and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-12

…r the State, a local authority or an independent authority are not eligible to vote. A professional may only be a voter in the college corresponding to the provisions mentioned in article R. 6156-3 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities

Article R1432-125

…ated indicators, and their operating resources;3° Each year, receive a single social report on the network of regional health agencies;4° Is informed of issues relating to working conditions, health,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution carries out its mission under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title I of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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