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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-14

When the test is not taken in a medical biology laboratory or a healthcare establishment, an agreement signed between the legal representative of the laboratory and the healthcare professional or, whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-12

When the patient's care pathway includes tests, collection and processing of biological signals for which a prescription has been issued and which require a measuring device, the medical biologist sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-16

A biological sample must be taken in one of the areas determined in application of b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 where the medical biology laboratory is located, unless an exception is made for public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-13

When the sampling for a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in the medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carried out in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-10

Subject to the provisions of this section, metropolitan areas shall be subject to the provisions of Book III of Part Two.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article LO6231-1

The Territorial Council may be seized, by way of petition, of any matter falling within the competence of the collectivity. The petition may be presented on an individual or collective basis. It must…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-19

…o preserve the diversity of the cinematographic offer, any practice is prohibited and any contractual clause is deemed to be unwritten which is likely to make either the choice of distribution or prog…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-12

I. - The services of the Greater Paris metropolis contributing to the exercise of competences subject to the definition of a metropolitan interest and not declared to be of metropolitan interest may b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

A company agreement, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the So…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions in the event of serious and imminent danger and the right of withdrawal.

Article L4526-1

In the event of serious and imminent danger, the employer shall, as soon as he is aware of it, inform the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in article L. 8112-1, the prevention depart…

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