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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-19

Where justified by the activity of the emergency unit, the team also includes nursery nurses, care assistants and, where appropriate, childcare assistants and qualified hospital service staff. Where n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consistency between the data of the medical device or in vitro diagnostic medical device and the result of the medical biology examination

Article D6211-11

…r medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices other than those mentioned in article D. 6211-9, the inspection is carried out, where applicable, in accordance with the procedures set out in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-13

Board meetings are not open to the public. The Chairman is responsible for policing the meeting and may suspend or adjourn the meeting. In this case, the Board of Directors must be reconvened within f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-9

In the absence of the Chairman and his alternate mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6431-2, the meetings are chaired by the oldest member belonging to the categories mentioned in 1°, 2° and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…ions with a view to establishing a prenatal diagnosis in disregard of the provisions of Article L. 6211-5 or of medical biology examinations constituting an examination of the genetic characteristics…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…pital companies, venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Ordinance No. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…result in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, all the publisher's obligations to the author must be respecte…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-2

In the event of prosecution for a crime or for an offence mentioned in article 706-47, the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge may, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-34

In the cases mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 230-33, where the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, the public prosecutor or investigating judge may, for the sole purpose of installing…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-4

In the event of a worsening of the risk during the term of the contract, such that, if the new circumstances had been declared when the contract was taken out or renewed, the insurer would not have ta…

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