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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3a: Investigation assistants

Article R15-17-3

Investigation assistants may only take up their duties after taking an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their department or unit of assignment or the location of their training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-3

The authorisations for absence mentioned in 1° of article L. 1442-2 are granted to employees at their request as soon as they are appointed and until the end of the fifteen-month period mentioned in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-6

The College meets when convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda. It may only deliberate if at least half of the members in office are present, excluding the Chairman. If this is not the case, a n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-23

The College meets when convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda.It may only deliberate if at least half of the members in office are present, excluding the Chairman. If this is not the case, a ne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-2

The information communicated pursuant to Article R. 1142-41-1 shall be used and stored in a place or on a medium that preserves its confidentiality, under the responsibility of the National Commission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-53

Within two months of the date on which the dossier is deemed to be complete, the Minister for Research and, where applicable, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, in the cases provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-6

The term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, appointed for three years, is renewable once. This provision shall not prevent the Chairman from holding a directorship before or after hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-21

The person responsible for the bathing water prepares, for public distribution, a summary document corresponding to the general description of the bathing water based on the bathing water profile. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-85

The person responsible for the nuclear activity at the origin of a radiological emergency shall make an initial assessment of the circumstances and consequences of the situation and implement the nece…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Departmental Director and Deputy Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

Article R1424-19-1

The departmental director of fire and rescue services performs the duties of director of the public establishment and head of the departmental corps. He has authority over all the personnel of the dep…

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