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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-2

The authorisation to take tissue samples for therapeutic purposes from a deceased person is issued, suspended or withdrawn under the same conditions as those laid down in article R. 1233-2 and article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE: THE CONGRESS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND REGIONAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article R5914-1

When the congress of departmental and regional elected representatives of the departments mentioned in article L. 5911-1 meets, the articles R. 3123-1 to R. 3123-8 and R. 4135-1 to R. 4135-8 are appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: The industrial tribunal

Article R1523-1

For the application of articles R. 1441-3, R. 1441-6 to R. 1441-7, and R. 1441-18 to the industrial tribunals of Guadeloupe, references to the department, the departmental level and the regional level…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies.

Article R5221-30

The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter I of Title I of this Book, with the exception of Article R. 5211-54, the second paragraph of Article R. 5211-55 and Articles R. 5211-55-1, R. 5211-62 and R. 5211…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-70

The dissolution of the company may not be relied upon as against third parties until the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 743-59, R. 743-63, the second paragraph of article R. 743-7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-76

The provisions of I of article R. 5126-30, of article R. 5126-31 and, subject to article R. 5126-71, of article R. 5126-33 are applicable to the in-house pharmacies of the fire and rescue services.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-20

The provisions of articles R. 2151-6 and R. 2151-8 to R. 2151-12 apply to the authorisations provided for in this section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R26

The matter shall be referred to the First President of the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the decision to dismiss the case, acquit or acquit was handed down by a request signed by the appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-44

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 6153-2 and those of articles R. 6153-3 to R. 6153-7, R. 6153-12 to R. 6153-19 and R. 6153-21 to R. 6153-24 apply to students acting as i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-20

When, during a six-month period, an intern interrupts his duties for more than two months under articles R. 6153-13 to R. 6153-18, R. 6153-26 or R. 6153-40 or is absent for more than two months under…

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