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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-19

I.-Procedures using ionising radiation carried out for the purposes of medical diagnosis, therapeutic management, screening, prevention or biomedical research are subject to an obligation of quality a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 695

…of evidence) (recast) ;10° Social investigations ordered pursuant to articles 1072, 1171 and 1221 ;11° The remuneration of the person appointed by the judge to hear the minor, pursuant to Article 388…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-3

Where there are one or more plausible reasons to suspect that, following his imprisonment, a convicted person has not complied with the prohibition imposed on him, pursuant to his sentence, from enter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1381

…ied by others free of charge or in return for payment ; 6° Land on which installations exempt under 11° of Article 1382 are built; 7° Land, whether cultivated or not, used for commercial or industrial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-4

The technical device referred to in Article D. 589-4 enables the handwritten signature of any person to be obtained, including any person taking part in the proceedings within the meaning of Article 1…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities

Article R1432-125

The Comité national de concertation des agences régionales de santé is a body for information and debate. It deals with the issues mentioned in the fourth paragraph of III of article L. 1432-11.Subjec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-4

It is prohibited:1° To issue a protected designation of origin, a protected geographical indication or a traditional speciality guaranteed without meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 642-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna:1° Title II, with the exception of article L. 2122-4 ; 2° Titl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2651-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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