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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Experts.

Article R115

The instructing magistrates may authorise the experts to receive advance payments during the proceedings either when they have carried out work of exceptional importance, or when they have been requir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Artistic agent activity

Article L7121-12

Subject to compliance with the incompatibility set out in article L. 7121-9, an artistic agent may produce a live performance within the meaning of Chapter II, if he holds a live performance entrepren…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-23

A member of the Supervisory Board may, if he or she and his or her alternate are unable to attend, be represented by another member of the Board holding a proxy. The provision of the previous paragrap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-16

Only the compulsory health insurance bodies, the Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics, the Social Security Directorate, the General Secretariat of the Social Ministries and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-12

All infant clinics must be staffed by at least one nursery nurse, nurse or midwife, who may be assisted by one or more nurses, nursery nurses or midwives. Within the limits of the laws and regulations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article R4252-4

At the request of the committee, the heads of the State's regional services and the regional academic delegate for research and innovation or, in French Guyana, the regional delegate for research and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3512-17

I.-Units of packaging and outer packaging for cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco are of a single shade of colour and may include a bar code. They may show a "calibration mark" resulting solely from…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-53

Nurses shall ensure, in particular when participating as an expert in a body, group or other commission organised by the public authority, that they declare any interests which may call into question…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-33

Except where a lower rate is provided for by a specific agreement or contract, the benefits in kind received by the apprentice may be deducted from the salary up to a limit of 75% of the deduction aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Managing Director.

Article R5322-15

The Chief Executive is the authorising officer for the revenue and expenditure of the Agency's budget. He may appoint secondary authorising officers. He may delegate his signature to staff under his a…

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