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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-1

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor or examining magistrate, as the case may be, elements of ongoing legal proceedings may be communicated to authorities or bodies authorised for this purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

By way of derogation from article 371-1 of the Civil Code, the doctor or midwife may dispense with obtaining the consent of the holder(s) of parental authority for medical decisions to be taken when t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-26 includes the following information, relating to all corporate officers: 1° The way in which it respects the company's interests and c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-14

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-8 presents the following information, relating to all corporate officers: 1° The way in which it respects the company's interests and co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-10

The sentence enforcement judge may also subject the person placed under electronic monitoring to the measures set out in articles 132-43 to 132-46 of the Penal Code. It may in particular subject the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-2

I.-"Raw materials for pharmaceutical use" means all the constituents of medicinal products within the meaning of Article L. 5111-1, i.e. :1° The active substance or substances. An active substance is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R2111-1

I.-The professional in a childcare facility for young children referred to in article L. 2111-3-1, who may administer medical care or treatment to a child in his care, at the request of the holder(s)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-11-1

The operating theatre nurse, who holds the State operating theatre diploma, is the only person authorised to perform the acts and activities listed in 1° and 2° : 1° Under the conditions laid down in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-2

When the contracting public entity accepts, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 313-29-1 or Article L. 513-14, one or more assignments of receivables, each of which relates to all or part…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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