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Showing 13311340 of 69156 articles for Art. L 151-1 et seq. and L 152-6

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-6

The Regional Commissions for Conciliation and Compensation of Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections are chaired by a magistrate from the administrative order or a magistrate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-6

I.- Embryonic stem cell research protocols are subject to declaration to the Agence de la biomédecine prior to their implementation.II.-Embryonic stem cell research may only be conducted using:1° Embr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-6

Any draft amendment to a public service delegation agreement may only be made after a vote by the deliberative assembly. Any draft amendment to a public service delegation agreement involving an incre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-60

The agenda for the meetings is drawn up by the author of the notice of meeting. However, one or more bondholders may, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 228-58, to requ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-6

The contribution of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis mentioned in Article L. 2513-5 is equal, pro rata to the number of inhabitants served, to the difference between the contribution called in 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-6

The agglomeration community is substituted ipso jure for the syndicat de communes or syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The agglomeration com…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-6

Where an intermediary or an insurance undertaking has informed the policyholder or subscriber that it will carry out a periodic assessment of the suitability of the recommended investment products, th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General safety obligation

Article L421-6

A product is presumed to satisfy the general safety obligation set out in article L. 421-3, with regard to the risks and categories of risk covered by the standards applicable to it, where it complies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-6

A cooperation contract is a contract signed between several medical biology laboratories, located in the same area determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 or in adjacent areas, with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-6

The National Agency for Continuing Professional Development is responsible for steering and contributing to the financial management of the continuing professional development scheme for all healthcar…

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