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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Essential quality and safety requirements for cooperation protocols

Article R4011-1

…h the protocols provided for in Article L. 4011-1 must comply are as follows 4011-1 are as follows: 1° Comply with the good practice recommendations drawn up or validated by the Haute Autorité de sant…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-12

Only the following are authorised to carry out DNA identifications: 1° The technical and forensic police services or organisations referred to in article 157-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-3

Time off used in application of articles L. 3123-1 and L. 3123-2 may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article L4135-3

Time off used in application of articles L. 4135-1 and L. 4135-2 may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-1

The establishment authorised with grade A must have at least one team comprising: 1° At least one doctor specialising in medical oncology or radiation oncology. By way of derogation, this doctor may b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-2

The asylum seeker's allowance, provided for in Article L. 553-1, is due from the time of acceptance of the material reception conditions. It is allocated to asylum seekers for the period set out in ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

The following are deputy judicial police officers: 1° Civil servants in the active services of the national police who do not meet the conditions laid down by article 20; 1° bis Volunteers serving as…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory examinations.

Article R2132-3

The doctor who carried out the medical examination will draw up the health certificate corresponding to the child's age and send it, within eight days, to the doctor in charge of the maternal and chil…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-1

…women and the total number of men, among the nine members of the Board and the person mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 241-1, is reduced as much as possible in order to obtain an equal number of w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-7-4

The parts of the regional development plan provided for by Articles L. 4433-7-1 to L. 4433-7-3 are the subject of individualised chapters. The cartographic documents relating to them are appended to t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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