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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-46

The Committee determines its own rules of procedure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-47

The duties of members of the Biomedical and Public Health Research Committee are free of charge. However, their travel expenses are reimbursed under the conditions set by the regulations applicable to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-43

…1° Four representatives of the university hospital centre appointed jointly by the general manager and the chairman of the establishment's medical commission after consultation with the executive boa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-44

The Committee meets when convened by its Chairman. The notice of meeting shall include the agenda set by the Chairman. It is sent to the members of the Committee, except in emergencies, at least seven…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Biomedical and public health research committee

Article R6142-48

The university hospital centre provides the secretariat for the committee and supplies it with the material and financial resources required for its work. The secretariat for the committee of the Mont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-4

…her issued by the Ecole nationale des chartes; 5° The diploma of bi-disciplinary law-history of art and archaeology from the University of Paris-I; 6° The diploma of bi-disciplinary law-history of art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-4

…titioners, any balance due is payable in cash. However, in the cases provided for in articles 831-3 and 832, the assignee may require his co-sharers to pay a fraction of the balance, equal to no more…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class

Article 416 bis

…rmance of their duties or refusing to comply with their orders in accordance with Article 53 (1)(b) and Article 61 (1) of this Code is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Regulatory part

Article R600-4

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and the judicial courts with jurisdiction in the overseas departments are fixed in accordance with the table…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-4

…of the provisions of article L. 4221-1, those of Book III as well as articles L. 4411-7, L. 4525-1 and L. 4721-4 and the decrees issued for their application, the judgment shall also set the time lim…

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