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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-2-5

…ion, within an approved service, of the provisions of articles R. 6153-2 to R. 6153-2-3, R. 6153-10 and D. 6153-10-1, the representatives of students in the third cycle of medical, odontological and p…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-2

…An inspection report certifying compliance with the classification table for the category requested and stating the opinion of the assessing body on classification in this category; this inspection re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-5

I.-The fixed-term employment contract shall be drawn up in writing in at least three copies and shall include a reference to articles L. 222-2 to L. 222-2-8. It shall include : 1° The identity and add…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Central bodies

Article R6147-5-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first two paragraphs of Article R. 6146-12, the members of the Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-Technical Care Commission of the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 6: Suspension of the procedure for examining applications for business authorisations provided for in article L. 752-1-2

Article R752-29-5

The suspension order provided for in articles R. 752-29-2 and R. 752-29-3 exposes: 1° The objectives pursued by the territorial revitalisation operation agreement that the project is likely to comprom…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-5

…end meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity:1° The departmental director of fire and rescue services;2° The chief medical officer of the health sub-directorate, sub-director ;3° A p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-2

…A. 132-4-1 also includes the indication that the interest rate is likely to change over the years, and that the mathematical provision may therefore vary upwards or downwards in the event of fluctuat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-5

The departments, units and bodies, referred to in Article 706-95-17, that may carry out operations to install the technical devices referred to in l'article 706-96 sont :the national directorate of th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53-2

…e general management of the company is carried out, under the supervision of the Board of Directors and within the framework of the guidelines laid down by the latter, by a natural person appointed by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-5

…us conditions for which there is a strong probability that no preventive or curative measures exist and that information to relatives will be limited to enabling choices to be made regarding genetic c…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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