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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-32

Notice of the hearing is sent to the parties at least thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-26

Each decision taken by the sole member in place of the meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered offic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-2-1

…uctions, as well as the annual report on the activity and management of his Public Prosecutor's Office, provided for in the second paragraph of article 39-1, before 31 January of the year following th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-32

The single European code is allocated to all tissues, their derivatives and cells or cell therapy preparations used for therapeutic purposes, regardless of their country of origin, prior to their dist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-38

…nt projects, the provisions of articles R. 2334-22 to R. 2334-25 and articles R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31 shall apply to it. Similarly, it may not have the effect of increasing the amount of direct publi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…t local, national or international intervention and give rise to the alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2. Brucellosis; 3. Anthrax; 4. Chikungun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-15

With the exception of those listed under numbers 46, 47 and 49 of table 3-1, the services mentioned in article A. 444-14 also give rise to the collection of a fee known as the "right to institute proc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-26

…deemed to be competent to act as coordinator during the construction phase if he can provide evidence of :1° Professional experience in works supervision, scheduling, management and control of works…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-25

…rdinator during the design, study and project development phase of the work if he can provide evidence of :1° Professional experience in architecture, engineering or project management, or, for level…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Hospitalisation at home activity

Article R6123-140

…e hospital at home authorisation contributes to the assessment and orientation of the patient. If necessary, they provide psychosocial care and therapeutic patient education. It is required to ensure…

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