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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-36-1

…lobin and glycaemia tests to be carried out. II. - The 2° adult critical care authorisation and the 3° paediatric critical care authorisation may only be granted if the holder has access on site, or t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-1

The regional and departmental director of youth, sports and social cohesion (DRDJSCS), the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion (DRJSCS) or the director of youth, sports and social c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-3

…p ;2° Elected representatives of the heads of internal structures, departments and functional units;3° Elected representatives of permanent practitioners from establishments belonging to the consortiu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-3-1

…cquisition values of the annuity unit corresponding to the member's situation during the past year; 3° The total amount of vested rights expressed as a number of annuity units; 4° The service value of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-1-3

For the application to Mayotte of article R. 711-40-3, the words: "la chambre de commerce et d'industrie de région et de chaque chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale ou départementale qui lu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-3-1

…suant to Article L. 645-4 is deducted from the sums allocated to the fund mentioned in Article L. 663-3. The conditions for the application of this article shall be set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3-1

…tified of the criminal order in one of the ways provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-3. The civil party is informed that it has a period of forty-five days from this notification to lod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-11

…rité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall adopt a decision pursuant to III of Article L. 613-20-6 within five days of the notification referred to in I of the same article.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-10

When, pursuant to II of Article L. 613-20-6, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution decides to assess the likely impact of the measures provided for in II of that article on the subsidia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34-1

…uthorisation to transfer the body to a coffin suitable for cremation, provided for in article L. 2223-42-1, is issued by the mayor of the municipality of the place where the coffin is opened and chang…

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