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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-3

Prisoners admitted to hospital are considered as continuing to serve their sentence or, in the case of remand prisoners, as being remanded in custody.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-6

Doctors working in prisons are kept informed of changes in the state of health of hospitalised prisoners.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-40-1

Where there is no need to validate the penal composition proposal because it relates to an offence punishable by a prison sentence of up to three years and consists of a composition fine not exceeding…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-2

The public prosecutor shall notify the complainants and the victims if they are identified, as well as the persons or authorities mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 40, of the prosecution or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-1

When he considers that the facts brought to his attention pursuant to the provisions of Article 40 constitute an offence committed by a person whose identity and domicile are known and for whom no leg…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration

Article A123-40

Each annex file opened in the name of a natural or legal person includes a copy of the deeds and documents filed pursuant to articles R. 123-82, R. 123-102 and R. 123-121-1 to R. 123-121-4.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-40

The amount of the subsidy allocated to each approved association at national level is set by the order provided for in IV of article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code. The amount of the subsidy a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article D6141-40

Poison control centres are involved in toxicovigilance. Their toxicovigilance missions are defined in article R. 1340-5.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-40

The thresholds for consolidation, certification and the involvement of a chartered accountant provided for respectively in Articles L. 2315-67, L. 2315-73 and L. 2315-76 are as follows: THRESHOLDS Num…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-40

The sign used is the one used to regulate traffic manually, as defined in Book I, Part 8 of the Interministerial Instruction on Road Signs and Signals: two-sided mobile post, model K10 (one per signal…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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