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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-81

For the application of the provisions of this section, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre are considered to be public health establishments and a blood transfusion establishment resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-80

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation under 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation under II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassionate prescri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reduction in working hours.

Article R6152-801

Medical, pharmaceutical and odontological staff, governed by the provisions of sections 1 to 6 of this chapter, benefit from an annual reduction in their working time of 20 days.Where the duties are n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of simple adoption

Article 370-1-8

The adopter holds parental authority concurrently with the other member of the couple, who retains sole exercise of that authority, subject to a joint declaration with the adopter addressed to the dir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-1

For the requirements connected with the performance of his duties, the national member of the Eurojust Agency shall have access, under the same conditions as prosecuting magistrates, to data contained…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86-1

Investigators authorised to conduct investigations take an oath before the judicial court of their place of residence or before the Paris judicial court, stating: "I swear to carry out with accuracy a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-8

The jury for the aptitude test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modified order of 26 April 2013 relating to the specific training for the state diploma of national Nordic cross-country ski…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80-1

Except in the case provided for in article R. 322-79, any loan intended for the constitution and, where applicable, the replenishment of the supplementary social fund must be authorised by the general…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-8

The member-policyholders of an absorbed or merged mutual insurance company automatically acquire the status of member-policyholders of the absorbing or new company.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article D312-8-1

In the absence of an explicit decision taken within two months, the administrative appeal lodged with the authorities mentioned in articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is deemed to have been rejected on the…

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