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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-11

I.-Health establishments authorised for interventional medicine, surgery or radiology and holders of authorisations for medical care and rehabilitation or home hospitalisation, applying systemic cance…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-1

The entry and residence in France of foreign nationals belonging to a specific group of persons benefiting from temporary protection instituted pursuant to Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-128

Candidates who obtain an average of 10 or more out of 20 in all the tests defined in article A. 212-127 are proposed for final admission to the specific part and receive a certificate of achievement.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-11

…ded for in Article L. 1425-1, for a maximum period of thirty years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République, after agreem…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-10

A copy of the documents in proceedings initiated by the public prosecutor on the basis of articles 1210-4,1210-7,1210-8and 1210-9 must be communicated to the French central authority under the Hague C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article D6153-10-1

The bonuses, allowances and reimbursements of expenses mentioned in 2° of article R. 6153-10 are : 1° If the intern is not provided with accommodation, food, heating and lighting in the establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-1

I.-A patient's full hospitalisation may not continue without a decision on this measure having been taken by the liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has first been referred by the director o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK I: TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY OF GUYANA

Article D71-110-2

The report provided for in article L. 71-110-2 describes, in summary form, the sustainable development situation of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: French Development Agency

Article L515-13

I.-The Agence française de développement carries out a permanent mission of public interest within the meaning of Article L. 511-104. This mission consists of carrying out financial operations of all…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

I.-The contribution made by insurance undertakings to finance the intervention of the guarantee fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation of an insurance undertaking covering, in the territ…

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