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Showing 211220 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Disciplinary powers

Article R612-47

A respondent may request that the hearing not be public.The chairman of the Enforcement Committee may prohibit the public from entering the hearing room during all or part of the hearing in the intere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-47

The Director General may declare the call for candidates unsuccessful. In this case, he may designate one or more health establishments providing the public hospital service, in application of 2° of I…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-47

Any obligor against whom recourse is exercised or who is exposed to recourse may demand, against reimbursement, the surrender of the bill of exchange with the protest and an acquitted account. Any end…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-47

The audited professional may ask a colleague of his choice to assist him during the audit. He may also ask the statutory auditor who carried out the audit of his accounts pursuant to article R. 814-29…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

…the other local correspondents of the vigilance system relating to medically assisted procreation; 5° Informing the correspondents of the other vigilance systems concerned if other vigilance systems…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-478

…tre. Within reach of each bed, a call device enables the hospitalised patient to alert the staff on duty.The dimensions of the rooms are such that there is at least :1° A surface area of 9 square metr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-47

…tain. The summons shall state the grounds on which the professional is accused. The person summoned may be informed of the reasons for the suspension. The person summoned may consult the file, dependi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Staff

Article R621-47

…ractual public-sector employees and private-sector employees of the Autorité des marchés financiers may be employed on a full-time or part-time basis, for a fixed or indefinite period. Civil servants,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-8

Articles R. 5141-47-1 to R. 5141-47-5 are applicable to homeopathic veterinary medicinal products subject to the registration referred to in article L. 5141-9. This sub-section does not apply to homeo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Residence conditions.

Article R1112-47

…nts or interfere with the running of departments. If this obligation is not respected, the Director may decide to expel the visitor and prohibit him/her from visiting. Journalists, photographers, canv…

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