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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Persons subject to more than one detention order

Article R249-40

If the imprisoned person is both remanded in custody and serving a sentence, only the liberty and custody judge has jurisdiction to hear applications made under article 803-8. However, if the liberty…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-40

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send a copy of the decision to register the company on the list of non-trading professional companies for nurses or masseur-physiotherapists to…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-40

The risk management function referred to in Article R. 356-38 of groups which use a partial or full internal model approved in accordance with Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3 to calculate the group'…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-40

Each public or private healthcare establishment is required to collect and keep the following information for each unit of labile blood product distributed or issued to it for a hospitalised patient:…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article R4234-40

The rules of procedure set out in sections 2 to 5 shall apply before the National Disciplinary Board, subject to the following provisions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-40

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the multidisciplinary team referred to in article R. 2324-38 includes one or more professionals holding a State diploma in nursery nursing…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-40

The letter by which the Director General of the Regional Health Agency notifies the explicit decision that he has taken after obtaining the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Confer…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Special rules for monitoring certain medical devices

Article R5212-40

The medical file referred to in article R. 1112-2 must include:identification of the medical device: name, serial or batch number, name of the manufacturer or its authorised representative; - date of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-40

The persons called to the homologation hearing pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 611-9 may inspect the agreement at the court registry. The judgment does not repeat the terms of the agreem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-40

When it is consulted pursuant to IV of article L. 1611-10, the Consultative Commission on the Financial Responsibility of Local Authorities shall give its opinion within three months of the date of re…

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