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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline.

Article R6152-74

The disciplinary penalties applicable to practitioners covered by this section are :1° A warning ;2° a reprimand3° Reduction in seniority leading to a reduction in emoluments;4° Suspension for a perio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Termination of service

Article R6152-376

A contractual practitioner with an open-ended contract may be dismissed after receiving the opinion of the hospital's medical committee. The Director's decision to dismiss shall state the reasons on w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 6: Suspension of the procedure for examining applications for business authorisations provided for in article L. 752-1-2

Article R752-29-2

Within fifteen clear days of the registration of an application for authorisation to operate a business at the secretariat of the departmental commission for a project mentioned in the first or second…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Managing Director

Article L1432-2

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency exercises, on behalf of the State, the powers mentioned in article L. 1431-2 which are not assigned to another authority.Where applicable, he shall e…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

In the case of permanent or temporary sports arenas to be built, the application for approval is submitted as follows:a) When the application for planning permission for the structure which is the sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

The following shall be determined, as necessary, by decree in the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which the additional information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation 2019/6 of 11 December…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council

Article LO6223-3

I. - The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council is consulted by the Territorial Council on the preparation and implementation of the Nation's plan in the collectivity, on the distributio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-62

I. - For the purposes of V of Article L. 626-30 and Article L. 626-30-2, the holders of capital shall be allocated to one or more classes of affected parties and convened in accordance with the provis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-61

For the application of V of Article L. 626-30 and Article L. 626-30-2, the bondholders are, where applicable, divided into one or more classes of affected parties. A notice convening the bondholders i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-23

Any member of the Board of Directors, the Scientific Advisory Board or a committee of experts, the Agency's compliance officer appointed pursuant to article L. 1451-4, the Agency's Chief Executive Off…

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