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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D1-12-1

Victim support associations may be approved under the last paragraph of article 41, in accordance with the conditions set out in this chapter, when their purpose is to provide support and assistance t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-12

If the investigation decision has not been issued or validated by a judicial authority, or if it has not been drafted or translated into French, or if Annex A is not complete, the decision is returned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-12-1

Students preparing for the State-qualified nurse anaesthetist diploma may take part in the activities mentioned in article R. 4311-12 in the presence of a State-qualified nurse anaesthetist.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-123-1

The authorisation holder ensures that data from professional practices is collected and analysed with a view to improving practices and managing risks. The medical team mentioned in 1° of article D. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-129

Any trader or legal entity shall be struck off automatically: 1° As from the closure of proceedings, either for bankruptcy, liquidation of assets due to insufficient assets or dissolution of the union…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-12

Streets known as "faubourgs", although they form a continuation to a street of the same name, take on a new sequence of numbers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-127

The medical staff provided for in article D. 6124-122 is completed by at least one practitioner experienced in haemodynamic and interventional paediatric cardiology. The surgeons must have training an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-128

Intensive care is provided either in a paediatric intensive care unit specialising in cardiac surgery, or in a separate sector within a paediatric intensive care unit. It includes medical equipment ad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-129

Paediatric cardiac pathologies can only be treated surgically if the cardiac surgery facility is able to carry out the following examinations or have them carried out, around the clock, within a timef…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for facilities dedicated to paediatric cardiac surgery

Article D6124-126

The full-time inpatient unit has a sufficient number of dedicated beds and the necessary staff to be able to provide pre- and post-operative cardiac surgery care for newborns and children at any time.

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