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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-2

The application for authorisation to carry out the biological diagnosis provided for in Article R. 2131-26-1 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by the multidisciplin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R278

For the application of article R. 49-8-2 in New Caledonia, the words: "to the representative of the State in the department in which it has its headquarters and, in Paris, to the Prefect of Police" ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-19

…o make a decision to limit or stop treatment as part of the collegiate procedure defined in article R. 4127-37-2.II - To this end, the advance directives may be filed and kept, if the person who drew…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article R2512-21-1

…ystem" are replaced by the words: "police prefect"; 2° The words: "service départemental d'incendie et de secours" are replaced by the words: "brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris"; 3° The words: "règ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-22

The time limit for appeals to the competent administrative court is fifteen days. This time limit runs, for practitioners and voters, from the day of the election and, for the High Representative of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-406

Contractual practitioners employed on a full-time basis undertake to devote their entire professional activity to the service of the employing public health institution, subject to activities authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-63

…Article L. 5121-5. This certificate may be issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé for all or part of the activities inspected to the responsible person menti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Payment of fees

Article R222

Stakeholders shall draw up and send their statements and bills of costs, together with supporting documents, in electronic form. To this end, they shall use the teleservice designated by the Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R306

Article R. 82 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 82.-The bulletin no. 3 may only be requested by the person it concerns or their legal representative in the case of a minor or an adult under guardianship…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10

…control operations are carried out, or any removal of premises in the cases provided for in article R. 5124-14 ;6° Changes to the storage conditions for medicinal products classified as narcotics for…

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