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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-3

…to which the minor is entitled;3° The public prosecutor ;4° The mayor of the municipality of residence of the recipient or beneficiary of the family benefits to which the minor is entitled, or the may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R462-3

The adversarial procedure provided for in Article L. 462-3 includes the notification of a report by the general rapporteur to the parties involved before the court, to the Government Commissioner to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-37

…ll ensure that its members comply with the obligation to take out the professional indemnity insurance referred to in Article L. 519-3-4. In particular, it verifies that this contract, where required,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-31

…ealth Agency may, after obtaining the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy responsible for the health sector, establish that there are exceptional ne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R6222-3

…edical biology laboratory is identified to the public by a professional plaque affixed to the entrance door of the site and, where applicable, to the door of the building in which the site is located.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…duties or the report drawn up pursuant to Article L. 612-27, with a view to initiating sanction proceedings. The chairman of the panel of the supervisory board or the resolution board, as the case ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-33

The purpose of the automated processing mentioned in article R. 6323-32 is to enable : 1° The management and control of rights acquired under the personal training account and under the individual rig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…° of Article L. 123-36, all the information, deeds and documents appearing in the register of commerce and companies pursuant to II of article L. 123-1 and any specific legislative or regulatory provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 803-3

In case of necessity and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 803-2, the person may appear the following day and may be held for this purpose in specially equipped court premises, provided that t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-38

Informing convicted persons is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this article. When the person is present at the hearing, the information relating to his registration in the file and th…

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