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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-9

After the start of the research, any substantial modification of the research on the initiative of the sponsor must obtain a favourable opinion from the Committee prior to its implementation and, in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional Health and Autonomy Conference

Article L1432-4

The Conférence régionale de la santé et de l'autonomie is a consultative body made up of several colleges, which contributes to regional health policy through its opinions. These colleges include repr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-3

When a contracting entity publishes a periodic indicative notice, it shall communicate to candidates who so request the technical specifications that it usually includes or intends to include in contr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-1

The municipal council deliberates on the management of property and real estate transactions carried out by the municipality, subject, in the case of property belonging to a section of a municipality,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-3

Where it appears to the examining magistrate of the Paris Judicial Court that the acts referred to him do not constitute one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-72 and do not fall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-36

Where, before transmitting the conviction and the certificate, the competent authority of the convicting State consults the Public Prosecutor, the latter shall inform him without delay if, pursuant to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-16

Unless there are special legislative provisions, the agreement defined in Article L. 2312-19 and Article L. 2312-55 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-3

The creation of institutes or schools for the training of the professionals mentioned in Titles I to VII of this book, nursing assistants, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance attendants and health managers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-36

The management, administrative or executive body of each of the companies involved in the cross-border merger shall draw up a written report which shall be made available to the members. The report re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R618-2

The notifications provided for in Article L. 613-22 and in articles R. 612-3-2, R. 612-8, R. 612-9, R. 612-11, R. 612-46 to R. 612-49, R. 612-56, R. 612-73, R. 613-44 to R. 613-45, R. 613-45-3, R. 613…

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