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Showing 21412150 of 53228 articles for Art. CJUE 20-1-2021 aff. 655/19

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-20

On the basis of a contract that complies with good hospital pharmacy practice, the principles of which are laid down by order of the Minister for Health, and after obtaining the opinion of the regiona…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care without consent

Article R6123-200

In order to be authorised for "care without consent" and to take charge of adults in care without consent, the holder must be authorised for "adult psychiatry". In order to be authorised for "care wit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duty to provide information

Article R8124-20

Labour inspectors provide information and advice to users on the applicable law, its scope and the means of ensuring compliance. They respond to requests for information in the form and by the means b…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mediation.

Article R742-20

The list of mediators to be appointed by the Minister in charge of the Merchant Navy at national level in agreement with the Minister in charge of Labour, includes at least ten names of personalities…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operation

Article R6132-20

The health care organisations belonging to a regional hospital grouping set up a single quality account with a view to the joint certification provided for in article L. 6132-4. This certification giv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Suspension or withdrawal of authorisation to practise as a liberal profession

Article R6154-20

The suspension of the authorisation to practise as a self-employed doctor provided for in article L. 6154-6 is pronounced by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for a period which may n…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-20

I.-Medical biology laboratories shall submit each analytical system they use to an external quality assessment. II.-Each external quality assessment body for medical biology examinations mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Emergency care teaching centres and emergency first aid training

Article D6311-20

…esources include permanent teaching staff, occasional lecturers and administrative and logistical staff. They also include logistical resources and premises enabling theoretical and practical teaching…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-2

Pôle emploi and the body responsible for managing unemployment insurance mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 provide the State services with all the information required to draw up the framework document m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-2

Mediators are set up in order to promote, without prejudice to the right of the parties to take legal action, the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of the authorisation for simultaneous,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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