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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-8

When it is not authorised to carry out psychiatric care activities, the establishment authorised to operate an emergency facility and one or more establishments mentioned in 1° of article L. 3221-1 op…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8-2

Labile blood products proposed for inclusion on the list referred to in 1° of article L. 1221-8 are assessed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, on the basis of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Secure detention

Article R53-8-75

The provisions of this section are applicable to the socio-medico-judicial security centre of the Fresnes national public health establishment, subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R. 53…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-3

The card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity, provided for in article L. 123-29, is signed by the president of the consular chamber or his representative. It includes th…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-8

I.-For the application of 2° of III of article L. 214-165-1, the appraised value of the company is determined in accordance with the following procedures: 1° When the investment instruments of a compa…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-2

Each candidate's file is sent to the pharmacy inspectorate, which sends the list of beneficiaries to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. In accordance with the conditions laid down in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-3

The decisions of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may be appealed to the Minister for Health.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-2

To obtain the authorisation referred to in I ofArticle L. 531-6, the applicant shall send the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution its application together with a file containing the infor…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-8

The results of urine or blood tests for the purposes set out in the first paragraph of article L. 232-12-1 are sent, in anonymous form, to an athlete passport management unit approved by the World Ant…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-30

If the liberty and custody judge fails to rule within the time limit set in Article R. 53-8-29 or if his request is not granted, the interested party may, within a period of ten days, refer the matter…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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