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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83-5

The application for authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, by any means which provides a date certain of its receipt, by the health establishment seeking authoris…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R532-5

The powers devolved by the provisions of this chapter to the panel of judges or its chairman shall be exercised by the magistrate competent, pursuant to Article L. 532-6, to rule on appeals lodged aga…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-5

…he work must be the subject of production expenditure in the territory or territories of the States located in the African, Caribbean and Pacific zone in which the companies involved in the co-product…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-5

When the socio-judicial supervision accompanies a custodial sentence, the period during which the convicted offender is on temporary leave, or is placed under the semi-liberty regime or is subject to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-5

I. - Part Four of the General Code of Territorial Authorities is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-54

The decision by which the juge-commissaire authorises the application of the provisions of articles L. 626-29 to L. 626-34 is a judicial administration measure.The decision by which the juge-commissai…

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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 R1243-51

The declaration is made up of a letter signed by the legal representative of the applicant organisation and a supporting file, entered using a teleservice. The letter describes the activity and certif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-5

For the application of Article D. 1432-15 to the Mayotte Regional Health Agency, I is worded as follows: I.-The Supervisory Board is made up of eighteen members. In addition to the Prefect of Mayotte,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-5

The destination of the premises is that authorised by the lease and its amendments or by the court in the cases provided for in articles L. 145-47 to L. 145-55and L. 642-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-5

…ch commission comprises : 1° Three user representatives proposed by associations of users of the healthcare system which have been approved at regional level under the conditions laid down in article…

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