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Showing 261270 of 25879 articles for Art. CE 7-5-1986 n° 39426

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-70

Cardiac surgery is carried out in two ways:1° Cardiac surgery for adult patients;2° Paediatric cardiac surgery.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-72

Authorisation to provide paediatric cardiac surgery may only be granted to a health establishment or a health cooperation group on condition that, on the same site, in a shared building or, failing th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-71

…ation for interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology according to the following procedures: a) Interventional arrhythmology mentioned in 1° of article R. 6123-129 under mention A prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Cardiac surgery.

Article R6123-74

…activity referred to in the previous paragraph is established, for adult cardiac surgery, by reference to operations performed on these patients using extracorporeal blood circulation or the "beating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-7

…is article. The person is required to: 1° Provide proof of his or her address, a first time after receiving information about the measures and obligations mentioned in the second paragraph of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-5

…blic prosecutor to the hearing of the criminal court, has the effects of a judgment that has the force of res judicata.However, the criminal order ruling solely on the public prosecution does not have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-50

…their subsidiaries referred to in Articles L. 511-47 and L. 511-48 do not adequately ensure compliance with those Articles.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-5

…is the subject of a statement of criminal conviction sent by the chief clerk to the accounting officer of the Directorate-General of Public Finances in accordance with the provisions of article R. 55…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-54

The bodies responsible for carrying out the assessment procedures provided for in this Title shall be authorised for this purpose by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-57

Authorised bodies shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of any change likely to alter the conditions under which authorisation ha…

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