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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 803-6

…hall, at the time of notification of such measure, be given a document setting out, in simple and accessible terms and in a language that he or she understands, the following rights, which he or she e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

Article D1142-64

…Authority) referred to in Article L. 161-37 of the Social Security Code; 2° The Director of the Agence nationale de santé publique ; 3° The Director General of the Union nationale des caisses d'assura…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article R626-64

…draft plan, the affected party, who voted against the draft plan and who intends to contest compliance with the condition provided for in 4° of Article L. 626-31 or the fifth or tenth paragraph of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article R722-6

The declaration referred to in article R. 722-5 contains, on a dated document, information concerning :1° The declarant, in particular his full name, contact details, including address, date and place…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-6

Any attempt to commit the offences referred to in article L. 5438-4 shall be subject to the same penalties.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6314-6

The State and the collectivity of Saint-Martin exercise, each insofar as it is concerned, their right of ownership over their public and private domains. The domain of the collectivity includes, in pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-6

…rial requested; 2° For the medicinal product to be tested : a) Its name or code name ; b) Its pharmaceutical form; c) Its qualitative and quantitative composition in active substances expressed per un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 497

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the person civilly liable as regards civil interests only; 3° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests only; 4° To the public prosecutor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-68

…eeting and representing at least one tenth of the members.The President of the Court of First Instance shall give an interim ruling on members' applications for judicial review of the statutory audito…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-61

…ber may, within fifteen days prior to the date of a General Meeting, obtain from the registered office, either personally or through a representative, the balance sheet, the general operating account…

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