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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-7

…appointed by the representative of the State in the region;2° The director of the medical training and research unit with which the centre has signed the agreement provided for in article L. 6142-5 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-7

…has notified the Grouping of its intention at least six months before the end of the financial year and that the arrangements for such withdrawal comply with the stipulations of the Constituent Agreem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-7

…peared. III. - The Autorité de la concurrence may, by reasoned decision:-either prohibit the merger and enjoin, where appropriate, the parties to take any measure likely to restore sufficient competit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds and institutions for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-7

…folio of contracts referred to in article L. 370-6 is subject to the prior agreement of the members and policyholders. For each contract, this agreement takes the form of: 1° A decision submitted to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 776-1

…tin no. 2 of the criminal record of legal entities is issued: 1° To prefects, State administrations and local authorities to whom proposals or tenders for the award of public works or contracts are re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-1

…dance with the articles 706-53-19, 723-30, 723-37, 731-1, 763-3 et 763-8 of this code, in the cases and under the conditions provided for by these articles. When a care injunction is ordered, the atte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: National Council

Article L4312-7

…de of ethics. It shall ensure that all members of the Association observe their professional duties and the rules laid down in this code. It shall study questions or projects submitted to it by the Mi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 211-17 and L. 242-1, the compensation due to the insured shall bear interest at the legal rate from the end of the month following the declaration of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-7

Members of the National Commission must not have been disqualified, disqualified or disqualified from holding any civic rights.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-31

…onfiscation order in the following cases: 1° Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money and the amount recovered is likely to exceed the amount specified in the confiscation order owing to…

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