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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 671

The First President shall receive the supplementary pleading of the applicant, if any, and that of the magistrate whose disqualification is proposed; he shall take the opinion of the Public Prosecutor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-7

The health and safety guarantees as well as the technical standards mentioned in article L. 322-2 are set by order of the Minister for Sport and the ministers concerned after consultation with the spo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-10

The approval provided for in article L. 312-5 is granted by the Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and then, in the cases provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-4

The application for partial access by the person concerned shall be examined, depending on the case, as an application for establishment or for freedom to provide services in the profession concerned.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L4011-2

Cooperation protocols are drawn up by healthcare professionals. A decree by the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Haute Autorité de santé, defines the essential quality and safety req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-1

The profession of psychomotrician is taken to mean any person who, not being a doctor, habitually performs professional acts of psychomotor re-education, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat aft…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-5

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the Commission for Documentary Innovation. In the case of grants for writing and grants for enhanced development, the Commission is consulted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Prior publicity

Article R3126-3

The conceding authority that intends to award a concession contract shall publish a concession notice, which shall include a description of the concession and the conditions for participation in the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-2

The debtor shall exercise, after receiving the assent of the mandataire judiciaire, the option available to the administrator to continue current contracts and to request the termination of the lease…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R324-4

A mediator may request to be removed from the list provided for in Article R. 324-1 by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt addressed to the Minister responsible for culture. A replacemen…

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