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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-51

At least three months before the scheduled end of the secure surveillance period, the sentence enforcement judge, or failing this, the public prosecutor, will arrange for the medical examination to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-5

…pacity, the Director of the Office attends the meetings of the Board, without the right to vote. He may be represented or assisted by any person of his choice. The Board adopts its own rules of proced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-7

…mited access to water intended for human consumption, as provided for in 3° of article L. 2224-7-3, may be carried out by making data relating to the geographical location of water supply points and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-5

…idents: a vice-dean, director of the medical training and research unit or chairman of the medical education coordination committee, and a vice-president in charge of research appointed by the directo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-5

I. - The national member may, as a national authority with the authorisation of the competent judicial authority, submit requests or take decisions in matters of judicial cooperation in application, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Hearings

Article R2333-120-55

…shall be accompanied by the documents required to justify it. A receipt shall be issued. In no case may a challenge be lodged after the end of the hearing.The challenged member shall make known in wri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-5

…tment for cancer mentioned in 2° of I of article R. 6123-94, is carried out on the authorised site, during a one-to-one interview with the patient, by a prescribing doctor from the team of the holder…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50-2

…member institutions or companies. The AMF also sets the conditions under which these contributions may be refunded in the event of a downward variation in the base defined above. The AMF also sets th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article L22-10-55

The reports and formalities referred to in articles L. 22-10-52, L. 22-10-53 and in the second paragraph of article L. 22-10-54 may give rise to an injunction in accordance with the procedures defined…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-5

…ing a given quantity of securities of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking authorised in France, may give prior notice to the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution eight…

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