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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-4

The regional health plan is drawn up by the regional health agency on the basis of an assessment of needs. To this end, it carries out an assessment, including a forward-looking dimension, of health,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

When, on the occasion of the implementation of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports instructor" speciality

Article A212-47

The "sports educator" speciality of the vocational diploma for youth, popular education and sport is organised into subject areas or multi-disciplinary areas defined by decree. In the case of a multi-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article L822-4

The Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration is responsible for establishing and setting the amount of the contribution provided for in article L. 822-2.To this end, it may have access to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article R822-4

In the light of the reports sent to him pursuant to Article L. 8271-17 of the Labour Code, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall indicate to the employer, by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article L4422-44

The transfer of competencies to the territorial collectivity of Corsica automatically entails the transfer to the territorial collectivity of Corsica of movable and immovable property used by the Stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-4

The economic operators referred to in paragraph 28 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 are required to register under the conditions laid down in Article 28 of the same Regulation. In addition, t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The President and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly of Martinique

Article L7223-4

The duties of President of the Assembly of Martinique are incompatible with the exercise of the following duties: mayor, president of a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation with its own…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : The Martinique Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council

Article L7226-4

The Conseil économique, social, environnemental, de la culture et de l'éducation de Martinique shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-4

Improper conduct on the part of the offender during the execution of a custodial sentence served under the semi-liberty, work release or electronically monitored home detention regime may justify the…

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