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Showing 19711980 of 6664 articles for Art. Avis CEPC n° 04-08

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-13

By way of derogation from articles R. 1241-9 to R. 1241-12, when the removal of haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow is envisaged from a minor for the benefit of one of his or her parents,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-10

When the president of the industrial tribunal observes a temporary difficulty in the operation of a section, he may, after receiving the assent of the vice-president and subject to the agreement of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-5

Any matter relating to the Agency's remit may be referred to it by the Minister for Health, where appropriate at the request of other ministers or other public establishments of the State, and by any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health Agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1442-5

The health democracy territories provided for inarticle L. 1434-9 are defined by the health agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin at the level of these local authorities and may cov…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-15

The insurer must submit any proposed transaction involving a minor or an adult under guardianship to the guardianship judge or the family council, which is competent to authorise it, depending on the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-23

In the event of non-payment of taxes or contributions by the legal due date, the accounting officer of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will notify the taxpayer of a notice of assess…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Ordinary procedure

Article 781

The Pre-Trial Judge shall set, as and when required, the time limits necessary for the hearing of the case, having regard to the nature, urgency and complexity of the case, and after seeking the opini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-6

In each region, a regional chamber of commerce and industry is created by decree. The constituency of the regional chamber of commerce and industry is the region or, in Corsica, the jurisdiction of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article R721-6

The order suspending one or more enforcement proceedings or assignments of remuneration shall be notified by the clerk's office of the judicial court by registered letter with acknowledgement of recei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-37

The balance sheet of acquisitions and disposals carried out by public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation is submitted each year for deliberation by the deliberative body. This balance shee…

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