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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1443-2

For its application to La Réunion, article D. 1432-1 is amended as follows:1° In 3°, the words: regional director or inter-regional director are replaced by the words: the head of the regional departm…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 266

…the timetable for the operations can be specified. The documents useful for the expertise are given to the expert at this conference.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 271

…shall lapse unless the judge, at the request of one of the parties on a legitimate ground, decides to extend the time limit or to relieve the expert of the lapse. The proceedings shall continue unles…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 268

…or the documents necessary for the expertise are provisionally kept at the court registry, subject to the authorisation given by the judge to the parties who have submitted them to remove certain ele…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 265

…several experts or the appointment as expert of a person not on one of the lists drawn up pursuant to Article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts; Appoints the expert or exp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 267

…that the parties have deposited the advance payable by them, or the amount of the first instalment to which the deposit may have been subject, unless the judge orders him to begin his operations imme…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 269

When appointing the expert or as soon as he is in a position to do so, the judge who orders the expert report or the judge in charge of the review sets the amount of an advance on the expert's remuner…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 272

…irst president of the court of appeal if there is a serious and legitimate reason.The party wishing to appeal shall refer the matter to the first president who shall rule in accordance with the accele…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 270

…rk invites the parties who are responsible for it, reminding them of the provisions of Article 271, to deposit the advance at the court clerk's office within the time limit and in the manner specified…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 264

Only one person shall be appointed as an expert unless the judge deems it necessary to appoint more than one.

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