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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

For each person entered in the file, the following personal data is recorded: 1° Information relating to the person him/herself : a) Surname, first name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality or n…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-11

I.-When the college of experts carries out the assessment itself on the basis of the claim file, the Office will send its report to the parties and, where applicable, to their counsel, to the persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-10

The Commission's secretariat is placed under the functional authority of the Chairman. It is provided by staff seconded by the Office. The Commission adopts internal rules in accordance with standard…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-12

The judge in charge of liberties and detention must be informed of the following so that he can make a decision: 1° When the admission to psychiatric care has been carried out at the request of a thir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-2

In support of his declaration, the applicant shall submit: I. In all cases, a copy of the written document signed with a principal, mentioning the content of the agency contract, or, failing that, any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-9

I.-The part of the dispensary accessible to the public includes: 1° A clearly delineated area for receiving customers and dispensing medicines, allowing conversations to be held away from third partie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-41

The birthing unit has at least one obstetric surgery room, which can be used for any abdomino-pelvic surgery related to pregnancy or childbirth requiring general or loco-regional anaesthesia, includin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assignment.

Article R6152-11

When a vacancy is filled by an external candidate, as soon as the appointment order referred to in article R. 6152-8 is received, the director of the health care establishment will decide on the assig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Managing agents.

Article L146-1

Natural or legal persons who manage a business or a craft business in return for payment of a commission proportional to sales are referred to as "agent-managers" when the contract concluded with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 D

In the event of the transfer or redemption of the rights of a shareholder, a natural person, in a company mentioned in article 8, who carries out an agricultural activity within the meaning of article…

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