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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Gifts and bequests

Article R3213-11

Any notary depositing a will containing a legacy in favour of a department or a departmental public establishment is required, as soon as the will is opened, to give notice thereof to the president of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-6

The Committee meets when convened by its Chairman, who draws up its annual work programme and sets the agenda for each meeting. The Chairman may, where necessary, seek the opinion or expertise of publ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-7

Independently of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 8253-2 et seq., the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment informs each person mentioned in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-5

When the director of the establishment makes his decision subject to a ban on the practitioner carrying out a lucrative private activity within a maximum radius of ten kilometres of the public health…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline.

Article R6152-76

The Disciplinary Board must reach a decision within four months of the date on which the matter was referred to it, this period being extended to six months if an additional investigation is carried o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-6

The application for authorisation referred to in Article R. 6213-5 must be sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a dossier, the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Doctors and pharmacists practising in university hospital centres

Article R6213-9

The application for authorisation referred to in Article R. 6213-8 must be sent to the national management centre by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, accompanied by a dossier, the co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-4

The deliberative assemblies of the local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments decide on the principle of any delegation of local public services after obtaining the opinion of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 431

The public prosecutor is only required to attend the hearing in cases where he is the principal party, in cases where he represents another party or where his presence is made compulsory by law.In all…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-23

No one may be naturalised if they are not of good character or morals or if they have been subject to one of the convictions referred to in Article 21-27 of this code. Convictions handed down abroad m…

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