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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 665-1

Referral may also be ordered by the Criminal Division if the court normally having jurisdiction cannot be legally composed or if the course of justice is otherwise interrupted. The motion for referral…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-61

If an anti-doping delegate has not been appointed or if the obligation mentioned in article R. 232-60 to provide assistance has not been fulfilled, the person in charge of the test shall make a note o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-68

Approval for persons responsible for testing under article L. 232-11 is granted by the French Anti-Doping Agency under the conditions it defines.No person may obtain the authorisation provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Companies with fewer than fifty employees.

Article L2143-6

In establishments employing fewer than fifty employees, the trade unions which are representative in the establishment may appoint, for the duration of his term of office, a member of the staff delega…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…ceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances, the Labour Inspector may authorise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-6

Any person who has obtained authorisation from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Académie nationale de médecine, may prepare a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and appointment

Article R1123-6

In order to appoint the members of the Committee by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, a call for candidates for each of the categories mentioned inArticle R. 1123-4 is circulated by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-60

…tributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-26, the overall sums allocated to them in the form of attendance fees; in particular, it may allocate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5621-6

Any modification to the decision establishing the inter-regional agreement is pronounced by decree in the Conseil d'Etat on a proposal from the council of the agreement and after concordant deliberati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendment of the Articles of Association.

Article R4113-66

An original or a copy of the deed amending the Articles of Association is filed with the secretariat of the court registry by one of the managers and placed in the company file. Until this formality h…

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