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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-45

The National Council and the Bureau shall keep a register of their proceedings. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-30

Daily allowances, excluding those paid under the combined application of articles L. 432-9 and L. 433-1 of the Social Security Code, are deducted from the remuneration received for vocational training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-31

…ciaries of the disabled adults' allowance, defined in article L. 821-1 of the social security code, and the compensation benefit, defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-32

…tled to, the department responsible for paying this remuneration or, where applicable, the Services and Payment Agency notifies the amount of remuneration paid for a vocational training course to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions recognising a state of natural disaster

Article D125-1-2

…of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration (Code of relations between the public and the administration). They may also be contested before the competent administrative courts under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-2

…give its opinion within four months, accompanied by the reasoned opinion of its Steering Committee and the technical file mentioned in Article R. 2141-1-3. This period may be extended to six months i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Transportation of the body after committal (R).

Article R2213-27

Hermetically sealed coffins must be made of biodegradable material and meet composition, resistance and watertightness characteristics set by order of the minister responsible for health after receivi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Aggravated risks

Article D1141-2

I. - The monitoring and proposals body referred to in 10° of article L. 1141-2-1 shall draw up an information document relating to the provisions of article L. 1141-5 which specifies: 1° The condition…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and referral to the criminal court

Article D45-2-1 bis

If justified in the interests of the proper administration of justice, the president of the judicial court may decide that a hearing of the correctional court that is held in public pursuant to Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4352-11

…cal laboratory technicians for the region designated by order of the Minister for Health comprises :1° The Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion or his/her representative, as Chairman…

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