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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-4

The authorisation holder must take the necessary steps to offer appropriate treatment to elderly cancer patients at risk or losing their autonomy. This organisation makes it possible to identify frail…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conseil national d'orientation des conditions de travail (National Council for the Orientation of Working Conditions)

Article R4641-6

…ive;h) The Director of the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire or his representative;4° Fifteen representatives from the college of qualified personalities and representatives of associ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-252

In addition to the action for compensation for the loss suffered personally, shareholders may, either individually or by grouping together under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Eta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-12

…ion, if they have been established on the basis of officially recognised physico-chemical analyses, may appear on the packaging and labels of a natural mineral water and in advertising concerning this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-25

The practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 carrying out sperm collection or oocyte retrieval with a view to donation is required : 1° Enquire about the gamet…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-6

…fy the collective management organisation mentioned in Article L. The author of an unavailable book may decide at any time to withdraw from the collective management organisation mentioned in the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-6

Credit institutions may, without being subject to Articles L. 523-1 to L. 523-5, authorise any person exercising another profession to issue money exclusively to their customers who have an account wi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions for overseas territories.

Article R421-60

…its and conditions laid down by the legislative and regulatory provisions referred to in article L. 421-10 and articles R. 421-58 and R. 421-59, the guarantee fund shall pay compensation due to victim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-6

The files monitored by the judicial representative or the person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 who leaves office, for whatever reason, shall be distributed by the court among the other agents o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-68

…ired to perform procedures using ionising radiation and, under the conditions defined in article L. 4351-1, for medical electroradiology technicians.Healthcare professionals who have received appropri…

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