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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10

…performance, in order to control their expenditure. To this end, as part of its work programme, it may carry out or commission audits of the management and organisation of all the activities of healt…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-10

…ing days of the closing date for the submission of candidacies provided for in article R. 713-9. He may supplement this publication by any other means. The election campaign begins on the fifth workin…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expert

Article R7343-104

The expert, who may be a natural person or a legal entity: 1° Provides proof of insurance to cover its liability and, in the case of a legal entity, of its legal status; 2° Has the organisational, hum…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-10

…t is impossible or refused to take biological samples from the biological mother or father, samples may also be taken, with their agreement, from collaterals in the second and third degrees of the mis…

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

Article L1611-10

…the commission defined in III of this article shall be informed as soon as possible. The commission may issue an opinion within fifteen days of delivery of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-10

…ouping governed, subject to the provisions of this section, by Chapter II of Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-10

…ers in this establishment;3° The conditions under which the administration in charge of the estates may refuse to hand over items whose value is less than the foreseeable sale costs;4° The conditions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-10

…e units constitute units of account in life insurance or capitalisation contracts on the same date, may adopt the regime for open-ended real estate investment companies (sociétés de placement à prépon…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-10

No member of the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres may take part in deliberations relating to a transaction concerning: 1° A company controlled, within the meaning ofarticle L. 233-3 of t…

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