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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Emergency care procedures within the remit of the fire service

Article R6311-18-3

The provisions of this section apply to the military units of the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Cooling-off period.

Article D6322-30-1

Prior to any cosmetic surgery procedure using a product intended to remain in the human body for more than thirty days, the practitioner responsible informs the person concerned, and, if applicable, t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-32

Rewriting grants are only awarded for projects conceived and written entirely or mainly in French or in a regional language used in France.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-30

The authors must have proven artistic experience or training within the meaning of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-31

Rewriting grants are awarded for the following audiovisual projects:1° Fiction projects, either in the form of single programmes with a planned running time of at least 60 minutes, or in the form of s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-3

The non-medical team of the paediatric intensive care unit includes at least :1° Two state-qualified nurses per four open beds. The team includes at least one state-qualified nursery nurse for every f…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1

The AMF shall ensure that the notification file provided for in Article L. 214-24-2 is complete. It shall send the file to the competent authorities of the host Member State in which the units or shar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-3

The assize court ruling on appeal on the public prosecution may not, on the sole appeal of the accused, aggravate the latter's fate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-3

The decision concerning civil interests may be set up against the insurer who intervened in the proceedings or was notified under the conditions provided for by article 388-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-3

The functions of the public prosecutor at the criminal court are performed by the public prosecutor or one of his deputies; those of the registry by a clerk of the judicial court.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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