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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-6

Authorisation for thoracic oncology surgery with B2 may only be granted if the health care establishment has an organisation enabling it to guarantee on-site access to an extracorporeal circulation te…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority

Article D3345-7

When a branch agreement on profit-sharing, participation or setting up a company savings plan, an inter-company savings plan, a collective company retirement savings plan or an approved inter-company…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-135

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, when the investigating chamber or a trial court issues a judgment or ruling declaring a person to be…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-7

…land belonging to the section under the conditions provided for by the articles L. 125-1 to L. 125-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. It is called upon to give its opinion, in a general manner…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-76

…e are performed by the commune's accounting officer.However, when annual operating revenue exceeds €76,225, these functions may be entrusted to an accounting officer by decision of the municipal counc…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-7

…ject of observations recognised as justified under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 or that the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national pl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-11

…decision or probation decision and the original or a copy of the certificate referred to in Article 764-6. He shall also send that authority a translation of the certificate either into the official l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information media

Article L6111-7

The information relating to training provision, defined by an order of the minister responsible for vocational training, is collected within a national information system managed by the Caisse des dép…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-7

The approved practitioner referred to in article R. 1131-6 must be a doctor or pharmacist, holding a diploma of specialised studies in medical biology or an equivalent diploma or, exceptionally, a sci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-7

Medicinal products subject to clinical trials, on the one hand, and any reference medicinal products and placebos, on the other, are prepared in accordance with good manufacturing practice, defined in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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