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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-10

…ims may be compensated under the conditions set out in Article L. 1142-3. All research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1 requires the sponsor to take out insurance covering its civil liabilit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-1

…d for pharmacists, with the exception of the derogations provided for in the articles of this Code: 1° The preparation of medicinal products intended for use in human medicine; 2° The preparation of d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-2-1

In the last paragraph of III of Article L. 440-1, the words "of this Code and Articles L. 511-3, L. 511-21 and L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code" are deleted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-1

…n under investigation of any orders subjecting the latter to one of the obligations provided for in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 8°, 9°, 12°, 14° and 17° of Article 138, as well as any orders abolishing, amending…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-2

When a patient hospitalised in an establishment other than those mentioned in article L. 3222-1 is suffering from a mental disorder as defined either in I of article L. 3212-1 or in article L. 3213-1,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2221-14

The authorising officer of the régie, mentioned in article R. 2221-28 and to article R. 2221-57, may, by delegation from the board of directors or the municipal council and with the approval of the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…to carry out their health monitoring and epidemiological surveillance missions, as provided for in 1° of Article L. 1431-2 and 1° and 2° of Article L. 1413-1 respectively. II. - The categories of dat…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-16

Articles L. 472-1 to L. 472-5 of the French Town Planning Code lay down the rules relating to authorisations prior to carrying out works and putting ski lifts and ski area developments into operation.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-5

Customs officers responsible for carrying out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-1 are appointed from among those who have passed the technical examination, by joint order of the Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 498

…me limit for appeal only runs from the service of the judgment regardless of the method of service: 1° For the party who, after adversarial proceedings, was not present or represented at the hearing w…

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