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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for storing documents.

Article R1131-20

…eir explanatory comments are kept by the medical biology analysis laboratories mentioned in article R. 1131-13 for a period of thirty years. In all cases, these results are archived in conditions of s…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-22

…articles R. 472-1 to R. 472-21 of the town planning code apply to ski lifts.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the national health strategy

Article R1411-2

…programmes and actions to combat social and territorial inequalities in health mentioned in Article R. 1413-1; 7° (Repealed) ;8° The national plan for risk management and efficiency in the healthcare…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-2

Any person who produces waste as defined in article R. 1335-1 is required to dispose of it. This obligation is incumbent on : 1° The health establishment, the teaching establishment, the research esta…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article R721-2

…ate; 4° A ban on movement on French territory; 5° Expulsion, except in the cases set out in article R.* 721-3; 6° Prohibition from entering French territory.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R211-27

The provisions of articles R. 211-23 to R. 211-26 do not apply to persons who bring into France vehicles that are normally based in the territory of a State, other than France, referred to in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-24

In the cases provided for in articles R. 5141-22 and R. 5141-23, the application for a repayable advance is sent to the authorised body, which issues the applicant with a certificate of deposit and de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5223-2

…ble, the list on which the in vitro diagnostic medical device is included in application of article R. 5221-6; 4° Where appropriate, the name of the authorised body which carried out the conformity as…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-4

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-1, to natural persons who are personality investigators, judicial controllers, delegates of the pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-27

…ot fall within its jurisdiction;2° The application does not comply with the requirements of Article R. 331-24, after the expiry of the period of one month following the invitation to regularise which…

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