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Showing 43314340 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-39

…ring its quality and reliability;2° Reporting, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 1221-49 to R. 1221-49-4, any serious adverse reaction occurring in a bl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

…nisation judiciaire" are replaced by the words: "responsible for enforcement under the Code de procédure civile de la Polynésie française";4° In the first paragraph of 3°, the words: "des régions, des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-3

…of national centres of reference for the fight against communicable diseases, the designation procedures and missions of which are laid down by decree. The rights to the anonymised databases set up b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-3

…ate diploma for masseur-physiotherapists is awarded after preparatory studies and examinations, the duration and programme of which are set by decree. Special arrangements are made to enable blind can…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…ticular:1° The French Environment and Energy Management Agency ;2° The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Produ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-3

The Board of Directors regulates the business of the institution through its deliberations. It deliberates in particular on:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health expertise

Article L1452-3

…he model and content of this declaration, the conditions under which it is made public and the procedures for filing, updating and keeping it are set by the Conseil d'Etat decree provided for in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

In order to carry out its missions, the Agence de la biomédecine may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate grants, loans or advances from its own budget to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-3

…by Title III or Title V of Book III of Part Two of the Defence Code; 2° Activities relating to the dual-use goods and technologies listed in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article L3132-3

…n the health reserve are subject, and in particular for carrying out international missions; 5° The duration and compulsory clauses of the contract to serve in the reserve ; 6° The maximum annual dura…

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