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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-61

The haemodialysis centre for children welcomes patients from birth to the age of 18; it may also provide care for young adults when their state of health requires technical management by a paediatric…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

…financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-8 , L. 5423-9, L. 5426-2 , L. 5438-1 , L. 5461-9 and L. 5462-8 , except when the breach…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-6

From 2023, inter-municipal groupings and communes that do not belong to any public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status that cease to be eligible for the repayment of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…ersion resulting from Law No. 2022-1616 of 23 December 2022 on the financing of social security for 2023. Articles L. 5121-1 and L. 5121-12-1 shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the versio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

In the event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-18, R. 222-20, R. 222-31 and R. 222-32 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations issued on the bas…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-28

…article R. 472-18 of the town planning code, the opinion of the technical service for ski…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-13

…l with documentation demonstrating that the model meets the requirements set out in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-23. Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may use partial internal models to calculate…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-6

…le, telephone conferencing with the call reception centres of the fire and rescue services with the 18 call number, as well as with those of the police and gendarmerie services. The call reception cen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

…bers appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code, a representative of the professional agricultural organisations ap…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-13

…the adviser-rapporteur to the applicant's lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 1031-18.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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