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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special conditions for the "burnt" label

Article D6124-177-49

I.-The holder of the authorisation has the following facilities on site: 1° A shower; 2° A balneotherapy facility. II.-The holder of the authorisation has the following facilities on site or by agreem…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constituent agreement and internal regulations

Article R6132-1-3

I. - When the agreement establishing the regional hospital grouping so provides, the director of the support establishment signs the partnership agreements with the partner establishments. II. - Once…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-2

I.-When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution takes the protective measure provided for in 14° of I of Article L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code in respect of a person referr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

I.-In the month following the admission to psychiatric care decided upon in application of this chapter or resulting from the decision mentioned in article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-97

I.-Municipalities may, by deliberation of the municipal council, institute a sweeping tax, the proceeds of which may not exceed the expenses incurred by sweeping the surface area of roads delivered to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preparation of dossiers

Article R1261-21

I.-For the activities referred to in 2°, 3°, 4° and 6° of the I of article R. 1261-17, the project sponsor must send the head of the body's host structure a file describing the project by any means th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-2

I.-Reports sent to the Regional Health Agency or the National Public Health Agency by doctors and managers of medical biology departments and laboratories may only concern the following categories of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69

I.-For each of the indications for which an application for early access authorisation has been submitted as mentioned in article R. 5121-68, the Haute Autorité de santé will inform the applicant of i…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-1

I.-In order to provide them with the appropriate means to implement the provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of this Part and to contribute to the democratisation of local mandates, small r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138

Judicial supervision may be ordered by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under investigation is liable to a correctional prison sentence or a more serious penal…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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