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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-16

Any healthcare professional who, in the course of his duties within a health care establishment, observes one or more cases of nosocomial infections, informs, on the one hand, the practitioner respons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-122

…present code relating to access to medical data, the members of the Users' Commission are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions defined in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-9

…ts with a view to practising sporting excellence, reaching the highest level and practising a sport professionally, when they have signed an agreement as referred to in article L. 211-5 of this Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning the Banque de France

Article L164-2

Any Banque de France employee who violates the professional secrecy established in the first paragraph of Article L. 142-9 shall be liable to the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the French…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Conditions for determining the minimum wage for still-image journalists paid on a freelance basis

Article D132-28

The provisions of this section apply to professional journalists, as defined by article L. 7111-3 of the Labour Code, who derive the majority of their income from the use of still images and who occas…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-18

…he French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, be accompanied by the health professional who usually follows him/her or by the representative of an association providing assist…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-2

…the additional penalty imposed. The federations will forward this information without delay to the professional leagues concerned. The Prefect may communicate this information to supporters' associat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-12

…ed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, in compliance with the provisions relating to professional secrecy and the obligation of discretion.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L4051-1

The health professionals mentioned in this part who do not fulfil the conditions for practising in France and who accompany foreign sports delegations may only perform the acts of their profession on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4125-2

…reasurer of a conseil de l'ordre are incompatible with : 1° any of the corresponding functions of a professional association ; 2° Any of these functions in another council. For the order of midwives,…

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