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Showing 40214030 of 41524 articles for Art. L 233-16 · CNCC EJ 2016-50 · CCRCS avis 2019-011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-1

The practice of diagnostic or therapeutic acts, procedures, techniques and methods, as well as the prescription of certain medical devices and their accessories, and the use of medicinal products requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-4

In the last three days of the first month following the decision to admit the patient to the psychiatric care referred to in I of article L. 3213-1 or, where applicable, following the provisional meas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-6

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 2411-15, the syndicate commission deliberates on the following matters:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-45

When the supplementary budget of the commune or the City of Paris is examined, the allocations for the arrondissements may be modified by the city council or by the Paris council, following the opinio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medical surveillance of specific categories of workers.

Article L4625-2

An extended collective branch agreement may provide for derogations from the rules relating to the organisation and choice of the occupational health and prevention service and to the procedures for m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Vocational diplomas and certificates of professional qualification

Article L6113-3

I.-Ministerial professional advisory committees, at least half of which are made up of representatives of representative employee trade union organisations at national and cross-industry level and rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-5

The preparation, import, export, wholesale distribution and brokering of medicinal products, as well as pharmacovigilance, must be carried out in accordance with good practice, the principles of which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-12

When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency establishes that the quantitative and qualitative targets mentioned in article L. 6122-8 are not being sufficiently met according to criteria de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-22

When the confiscation of a business is ordered by a criminal court pursuant to the articles 225-16, 225-19 and 225-22 of the criminal code and 706-39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the State must…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

I.-Pursuant to III of Article 16-10 of the Civil Code, the examination of a person's genetic characteristics for scientific research purposes may be carried out using elements of that person's body ta…

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