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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-5

The Public Prosecutor grants or refuses, by order, authorisation to effectively exercise the attributions attached to the status of judicial police officer.When considering refusing authorisation, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-5

The health establishment carrying out the removal shall, where applicable, pay compensation for any loss of earnings suffered by the donor.Compensation for loss of earnings is paid on presentation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-5

…ers present.Opinions are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.>.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-52

…ispositions made by the latter in his or her favour during the course of this illness except in the cases and under the conditions provided for by law. Nor may he abuse his influence to obtain a manda…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4322-55

…right to be informed by the chiropodist of the examinations and assessments which he/she intends to carry out or have carried out, and of the various investigations, treatments or preventive actions w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-5

The application for approval must be accompanied by:1° A copy of the articles of association, the internal rules and the disciplinary rules, as well as a copy of the receipt for the declaration provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

Before 31 October of the year preceding the financial year to which it relates, the director of the managing public health establishment sends the president of the regional council a request for a sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-5

…greement on the European Economic Area may perform professional acts in France on a temporary and occasional basis without having to register as referred to in Article L. 4342-2 . Where the practice o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-56

…g shall ensure that the escorts so appointed have undergone the training provided for in article R. 232-57. Failing this, the person in charge of testing may himself ensure the training of the escorts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-5

The national agreement referred to in article L. 1141-2 sets out the terms and conditions and the time limits beyond which persons who have suffered from a cancerous pathology may not, as a result, ha…

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