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Showing 251260 of 46083 articles for Art. L 54-10-5

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-54

In order to avoid separating mother and child, neonatal care and monitoring of children who do not require intensive care or resuscitation may be carried out in their mother's room, if the premises an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: University Hospital High Committee

Article D6142-54

The Committee may hear any qualified person called upon by its Chairman to provide an opinion or expertise on any matter on which it is consulted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Accountant.

Article R6145-54

The accounting posts of public health establishments are the responsibility of the decentralised departments of the Directorate General of Public Finance.For large establishments or groups of establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-54

Subject to the provisions of article R. 6152-53, compulsory secondment may only be granted when the interests of the service so require, to a post of hospital practitioner in the same discipline and w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-54

The hospital medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 may not be assigned to the same training unit more than twice. The total duration of the assignment is set by order of the ministers respo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54-1

The genetic fingerprints of the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of article 706-54 may be erased on the instruction of the public prosecutor, acting at the request of the person concerned. On…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports performance" speciality

Article A212-54-1

The advisory opinion of the National Technical Director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is required for the accreditation of training organisations preparing for the "sports performance" speciality…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-54

For the purposes of applying Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA of 30 November 2009 on prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings, where parallel c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-1

I.-The Supervisory Board exercises ongoing control over the management of the company by the Executive Board.The Articles of Association may require the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-3

…rvision of the Supervisory Board.The Management Board is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company; it exercises these powers within the limits of the corpor…

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