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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-11

…eements with other establishments or persons holding the authorisation referred to in article R. 6123-86-1. II.-It has an organisation for the treatment of complications and emergency situations, unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-11

…authorised radiotherapy centre by setting up a joint team as referred to in II of Article D. 6124-133. 2° To guarantee continuity of radiotherapy treatment for the patients it treats, in the event of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 11

…those not present.The territorial jurisdiction of the guardianship judge is determined by Articles 393 and 394 of the Civil Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-2

…and transport of faeces carried out by the establishments or organisations mentioned inArticle L. 513-11-1, including in the context of research involving the human person, are carried out in accordan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11-1

…the quality and safety standards in force, as well as the principles mentioned in articles L. 1244-3, L. 1244-4, L. 2141-2, L. 2141-3, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12 of the present Code and articles 16 to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-6

…s subsection and the regulations made for their application:1° The agents mentioned in Article L. 243-7 of the Social Security Code; 2° Labour inspectors and labour inspectors and equivalent inspectio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-3

The rights resulting from the allocation of free shares are non-transferable until the end of the vesting period. In the event of the death of the beneficiary, his heirs may request the allocation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-112-2

I. - 1° The farm health report establishes the reference health status of the farm based on qualitative and quantitative criteria. It includes a list of diseases to which the farm has already been exp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-2

The appropriations required for the operation of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council and, where applicable, for the carrying out of its studies are entered separately i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6113-11-4

The provisions of articles R. 6113-2, R. 6113-4 and R. 6113-7 are applicable to army hospitals. For the application of the provisions of articles R. 6113-1, R. 6113-9-1 and R. 6113-11, army hospitals…

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