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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-127

The authorisation to manufacture or use a high activity sealed source sets out in particular:1° Requirements relating to the organisation of radiation protection and the allocation of responsibilities…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-122

Where the company is a candidate for appointment to an office to replace the incumbent, it shall proceed in accordance with the provisions set out in articles R. 742-27-1 and R. 742-27-2. However, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-12

For the application of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport, may be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-127

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, the regular practice of physiotherapy, in any form whatsoever, within a company, a local authority, a health care organisation or an institution…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

The court registry shall notify the parties and the public prosecutor by any means and without delay of the decision ruling on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-12

Members who have died, resigned or lost the capacity in which they were appointed shall be replaced within three months. In this case, the term of office of the new members expires on the date on whic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1251-1

May obtain from the public prosecutor a copy of the declaration for the purposes of safeguarding justice mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1251 or of the decision of the guardianship judge p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-5

Agreements having the effect of conferring a proprietary value on the human body, its elements or its products are void.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-4

No one may harm the integrity of the human species.Any eugenic practice tending to organise the selection of persons is prohibited.Any intervention whose purpose is to bring about the birth of a child…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-6

No remuneration may be allocated to a person who lends himself to an experiment on his person, to the removal of elements from his body or to the collection of its products.

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