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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R. 1435-15-1

…plicant satisfies the conditions laid down in Article L. 4111-1 and in 2° and 3° of Article R. 1435-12. The performance of the aforementioned tasks by doctors who have signed a contract with the Regio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

…cts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of articles R. 1413-12 and R. 1413-13. Each year, he proposes the agency's strategic guidelines to the Board of Director…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-50

The Commission is made up of two colleges sitting separately.The first college comprises the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and seven other members. It is responsible for examining applications for assista…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

…e carried out under mobile electronic surveillance, using the procedure provided for by article 763-12, if the person is indicted for an offence punishable by more than seven years' imprisonment and f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-1

…4011-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system.For the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D774-40

…1, the references to the European Commission, to Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 and to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019 are deleted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R773-5

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R774-5

…the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 923

The majorities of seven or eight votes provided for by articles 359 and 362, second paragraph, are replaced by majorities of four or six votes.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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