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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6342-1

The local authority of Saint-Martin, where it chooses to transmit all or some of the acts mentioned in Article LO 6341-1, uses a teletransmission system that has been approved under conditions set by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-12

The dispensing of ametropia corrective lenses by an optician is subject to the presentation or verification of the existence of a medical or orthoptic prescription for these products.The medical presc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-1

The ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly and the disabled chair the National Steering Committee for the Regional Health Agencies. The ministers responsible for the budget an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Identification and lists of members of the medical professions.

Article D4113-115

For doctors, dental surgeons and midwives required to be registered on the roll of the Association, the Departmental Council of the Association in whose area of jurisdiction their place of professiona…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D593-1

In application of the first paragraph of I of Article 801-1, the documents of lawyers at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation provided for by the provisions of this Code in the context of thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article D2362-15

The members of the special negotiation body shall be kept informed : 1° The method of incorporation of the European Cooperative Society and its effects on the participating legal entities and natural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Regional public vocational training service

Article D6121-11

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 5° of II of article L. 6121-2, access to the regional public vocational training service is guaranteed under the same conditions regardless of the person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D45-1

The accused's lawyer is notified by any means of the date of the examination at least five working days before it takes place. When the accused's lawyer is present at the examination and the Assize Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a legal entity or natural person in application of article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated : 1° If there is a social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-10

The nurse will organise follow-up for each pupil to whom emergency contraception has been administered. In all cases, it is the nurse's responsibility to ensure that the pupil receives psychological s…

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