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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-1

…et Sub-Directorate of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect Duties or his representative ;5° The official in charge of the sub-directorate for legal affairs, litigation and the fight against…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-9

…sed to his or her property; 4° Of the criminal court, if any, before which the offence was brought; 5° Of the family ties or de jure or de facto relationships existing between the claimant and the per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-210

…open-ended investment companies may not invest in shares or units of investment funds mentioned in 5° of I of article R. 214-32-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…g the appropriations of the joint fund each year in accordance with the provisions of this section; 5° Adopting each year the report on the use by the fund of its appropriations referred to in the fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-18

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has a period of four months to evaluate the information provided. At the end of these maximum four months, when, in application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-11

…f of the Autorité des marchés financiers, and to decide on the purchase or sale of property leases; 5° Hiring, managing and dismissing staff and setting remuneration and allowances; 6° Proposing to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…e council;3° One representative of local authority groupings;4° One representative of the communes ;5° Two representatives of associations approved under article L. 1114-1 and working in the health fi…

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

Article D1442-3

…alities within the agency's territorial jurisdiction, appointed by the Association of French Mayors;5° The Director of the Guadeloupe General Social Security Fund.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-20

The written consent to gamete donation referred to in articles R. 2141-17, R. 2141-18 and R. 2141-19 is preceded by at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-4

…by the guarantee fund ;4° One magistrate of the judicial order appointed by the Minister of Justice;5° One consular judge appointed by the Conference of Consular Judges of France;6° Three professors,…

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