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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-10

All discharges of non-domestic wastewater into the public sewerage system must be authorised in advance by the mayor or, where responsibility for sewerage at the point of discharge has been transferre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecuti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530

The title referred to in the second paragraph of Article 529-2, in the second paragraph of Article 529-5 or the second paragraph of III of Article 529-6 is enforced in accordance with the rules laid d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-34

Release may be requested at any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms provided for in Articles 148-6 and 148-7. The wanted person's lawyer is summoned, by registered letter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-7

After receiving the opinion of the central councils, the National Council approves the general budget of the Order, which is intended to cover the costs of setting up and running the various ordinal c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-6

The draft terms of merger are filed with the clerk of the court of the registered office of each of the participating companies.A notice of the draft terms of merger is published by each of the compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-2

The Director is appointed : 1° For university hospital centres, by decree issued on the report of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Universities and Research; 2° For regional hospital centr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-20

I. - The request for an opinion on a research project involving the human person is filed by the sponsor on the information system mentioned in article R. 1123-20-1, which assigns it to a personal dat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-2

I.-The court to which an application for the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings is made shall without delay inform the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings opened within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-33

I.-The regional chambers of commerce and industry provide the opinion requested by the regional council on any assistance scheme for business start-ups and takeovers and for businesses that the region…

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