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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R6222-3

On all professional titles and documents, in particular on all reports issued by the medical biology laboratory, the following information must be clearly displayed: 1° The name or business name of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-67

The Nosocomial Infection Control Committee : 1° Coordinates the action of the Agency's professionals in the fields mentioned in Article D. 6431-66; 2° Each year, together with the hospital hygiene ope…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-5

…o which France is a party, holders of related rights who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community benefit from the term of protection provided for in the country of which they are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-2

…grams or videograms for phonograms and videograms fixed for the first time in a Member State of the European Community.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-2

A central purchasing body is a buyer or a public body in the European Union whose purpose is to carry out one of the following centralised purchasing activities:1° The acquisition of defence or securi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-29

The contracting entity shall notify the Publications Office of the European Union of any change in the duration of the system using:1° A notice of the existence of a qualification system when its peri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-8

Material reception conditions for asylum seekers, within the meaning of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article L744-12

Members of parliament and senators as well as representatives to the European Parliament elected in France are authorised to visit places of administrative detention at any time.They may be accompanie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article L751-1

…quest to be taken into care or taken back into care, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, or of a transfer decision pursuant to Articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Provisions relating to the carrying on of certain co-insurance operations by insurance undertakings

Article R321-35

…the other insurers participating in these operations with statistical data showing the size of the European co-insurance operations in which they participate.

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