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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

Where the use of medicinal plants listed in the Pharmacopoeia has been authorised in food supplements pursuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food suppleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-19

The bathing waters listed are included in the register of protected areas mentioned in article R. 212-4 of the Environment Code. The departmental prefect sends the list of bathing waters surveyed in h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-12

The dispensing of ametropia corrective lenses by an optician is subject to the presentation or verification of the existence of a medical or orthoptic prescription for these products.The medical presc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-23

For the application of Article 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, state, by reasoned order or judgment, that there is no need to order a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-2

I. - Subject to the cases provided for in the third paragraph of this article and in article D. 4233-3, the term of office of the members and substitute members of the Ordinary Council is six years.Ha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-24

The application for administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 6211-2 as it read prior to the entry into force of Order No. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 as amended relating to medical biolo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

The appointment to the agency committee of the representatives of the categories of staff is the subject of an agreement between the representative trade union organisations concerned. In the event th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

The Board of Directors decides on the business of the school. In particular, it deliberates on the following matters 1° The school's internal regulations ; 2° The general organisation of the school; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-27

I. - Every critical care unit includes at least the following sectors: 1° A reception area with at least one room for patients' relatives to relax in and a room dedicated to discussions between the ca…

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