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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-17

…m healthcare activities, within the meaning and for the application of the provisions of article R. 1335-1. The provisions of articles R. 1335-2 to R. 1335-8 and articles R. 1335-13 and R. 1335-14 rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-170

…sued by the financing undertaking are offered to the public within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-19

The external funeral service is a public service mission comprising: 1° The transport of bodies before and after placing in the coffin; 2° The organisation of funerals; 3° The conservation care define…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2143-1

For the application of this chapter: 1° Where the embryo or embryos referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-1 have been conceived as a result of a sperm donation, an oocyte donation or a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-155

I. - The medical team of the burns treatment facility comprises at least : 1° A qualified doctor, specialist or competent in anaesthesia-intensive care, or qualified specialist in anaesthesiology-inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-137

The medical staff working in a neurosurgery inpatient unit include:1° At least two qualified doctors specialising in neurosurgery ;2° Anaesthetists on the basis of a protocol agreed with the neurosurg…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article R2153-1

…ccount the geographical and sectoral scope of the international agreements mentioned in Article L. 2153-1 and any restrictions contained therein.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-1

…the interests of consumers may, if they have been approved for this purpose pursuant to article L. 811-1, exercise the rights granted to civil parties in relation to acts that directly or indirectly h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L8221-1

The following are prohibited 1° Total or partial concealment of work, as defined and performed under the conditions set out in Articles L. 8221-3 and L. 8221-5; 2° Advertising, by any means whatsoever…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-17

The service providers mentioned in 1° of article R. 2122-14 process all the data with a view to drawing up the electoral roll, in accordance with articles R. 2122-12 to R. 2122-16 . It forwards the fi…

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