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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Unified group nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article D6132-13-8

I.-The grouping's unified nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission is consulted on :1° The grouping's shared care project ;2° The nursing, re-education and medico-technical care proj…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-3

I.-The grouping's unified medical commission comprises :1° Elected representatives of the heads of the clinical and medico-technical activity divisions of the establishments belonging to the group ;2°…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-13

I.- By way of derogation from the provisions of article R. 6123-87-1, a holder of a surgical oncology authorisation who has rare specific equipment included on a list drawn up by order of the Minister…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1-1

I.-Articles L. 141-13 to L. 141-17, L. 141-19, L. 141-20, L. 143-7 and L. 143-11 are applicable in their wording resulting from Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 for growth, activity and equal economi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R212-7-13

The Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique hears the applicant at his request. It may hear any person whose opinion is of interest to the Commission. Any other person wishing to be…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-13

No reconciliation or interconnection, within the meaning of Article 33 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, may be carried out between the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R*322-135

Operations carried out in application of the treaty concluded by the company or fund which replaces the organisation exempted from administrative authorisation are considered to be direct insurance op…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisations exempt from administrative approval.

Article R*322-136

Authorised reinsurance undertakings may, on the assets side of the balance sheet, allocate to the representation of the provision for outstanding claims corresponding to the transactions referred to i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-13

In the case provided for in article R. 422-51-10, the liquidator shall proceed with the transfer of the shares that the struck-off company holds in the liberal practice company or companies, under the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-13

The magistrate responsible for the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities ensures that judicial police operations are carried out and that reports are forwarded to the judicial authoriti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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