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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-6

When an analysis of the activity of an emergency facility reveals a large number of patients requiring psychiatric care, the facility must have a psychiatrist on duty at all times. If this psychiatris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of heads of division

Article R6146-3

In the interests of the service, the duties of the head of the department may be terminated by a joint decision of the director and the chairman of the hospital medical committee, after consulting, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-24

The full representatives are appointed in the order of presentation of the list. Each list is then allocated a number of alternates designated in the order of presentation of the list.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-22

For each statutory college, the polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of votes validly cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It also determin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-2

In addition to the Chairman, the Board of Governors is made up of twenty-five full members: 1° Fifteen elected representatives of the staff mentioned in article R. 6156-3 ; 2° Seven representatives of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-7

In the event of a vacancy among the members mentioned in 2° of Article R. 6156-2, a new member shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of office.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-20

The ballot paper shall indicate whether the trade union organisation belongs to a national union of trade unions on the date of submission of candidatures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-4

The members mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 6156-2 have twice as many alternates as full members. The alternates are appointed in the same way as the full members.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-5

The term of office of the members mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 6156-2 is four years. They may be reappointed.In exceptional circumstances, the term of office may be reduced or extended, for a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-6

A staff representative's term of office is terminated if he resigns or if he no longer fulfils the conditions for being an elector or eligible to stand for election to the Board of Governors in the co…

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