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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-2

These establishments are legal entities under private law. They may receive donations and legacies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-2

Sociétés coopératives hospitalières de médecins must be registered on the roll of the Conseil départemental des médecins (Departmental Council of Doctors) for the place where their registered office i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title III: Inspections

Article L6231-2

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, subject to the rights of third parties, make public the reports relating to the expert opinions which he has commissioned.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-2

A medical biology laboratory may also carry out biological activities relating to medically assisted procreation and pathological anatomy and cytology examinations. The biological activity of medicall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Permanence of care

Article L6314-2

The activity of a private doctor providing call regulation within an emergency medical service hosted by a public health establishment is covered by the administrative liability regime that applies to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cosmetic surgery

Article L6322-2

For all cosmetic surgery services, the person concerned and, where applicable, their legal representative in the case of a minor, their proxy under a future protection mandate, the person exercising f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-2

A medical biology laboratory may be operated in the form of a health cooperation group in accordance with the rules defined in Chapter III of Title III of Book I of Part Six.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-2

I. - The accreditation of a medical biology laboratory is granted, at its request, by the national accreditation body provided for in I of Article 137 of Law No. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the moder…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-2

Any person carrying out medical transport must first be approved by the Director General of the regional health agency. Reasons must be given if approval is refused.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L916-2

Where the court rules on an appeal against an order of the official receiver or pursuant to Chapters I and III of Title V of Book VI, the official receiver may not, on pain of nullity of the judgment,…

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