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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 779

…ree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the measures necessary for the implementation of articles 768 to 778, and in particular the conditions under which bulletins no. 1, 2 and 3 of the criminal re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-7

…ies who process them of the procedures for processing their personal data and of their rights. They may not oppose the transmission of this data to the competent authorities. The information referred…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…ial police, assigned to the judicial police services specially responsible for combating terrorism, may be authorised by name by the public prosecutor at the Paris court of appeal to carry out investi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-7

…aining and research unit with which the centre has signed the agreement provided for in article L. 6142-5 or, where there is more than one training and research unit, the chairman of the medical educa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-7

The number of staff representatives elected by each of the two electoral colleges provided for in 1° and 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 is set by order of the Minister responsible for regional pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-78

…des produits de santé. This authorisation is issued under the conditions set out in article R. 5132-75. The authorisation mentions the name and quantity of the product involved in the operation, the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-79

Containers or packaging containing narcotics and used for their import or export, transport or possession must bear a label of a size appropriate to their volume, affixed in such a way that it cannot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-7

I. - After it has been set up, a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire may admit new members by decision of the General Meeting. This decision is required in respect of any new health care organisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-71

…n addition to his surname, the company name determined in accordance with the provisions of article 8 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22

When deciding whether to grant one of the measures provided for in Articles 712-6 and 712-7, the sentence enforcement courts may in the same judgment, at the request of the convicted person, relieve h…

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