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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-12

…ubmitted for deliberation must be sent to the members of the municipal council with the notice of meeting.If the deliberation concerns a public service contract, the draft contract or contract accompa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-12

…taking into account the opinion of the adult. Except in emergencies, in the event of disagreement between the protected adult and the person responsible for his or her protection, the judge will auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local commissions for liberal professions.

Article R6154-12

…n. However, when only one practitioner is self-employed in the establishment, the committee is completed by a practitioner mentioned in 6° ;6° A hospital practitioner mentioned in 1° of Article L. 615…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-12

…t prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 626-18, the duration of the plan is set by the court. It may not exceed ten years. Where the debtor is a person engaged in an agricultura…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-12

When ruling on liability, the judge may order the professional to pay an advance on costs not included in the costs incurred by the association, including those relating to the implementation of artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

…ppearing on the annual lists drawn up within the jurisdiction of the assize courts listed below is set as follows:DEPARTEMENTSNUMBER OF JURORS on the annual listAlpes-Maritimes1,000Ardèche420Aude360Bo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-12

I.- Measures aimed at quarantining people likely to be affected may only apply to people who, having stayed in an area where the infection is circulating during the previous month, enter French territ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

Any person claiming to have been injured by a crime or offence may, by lodging a complaint, bring a civil action before the competent investigating judge pursuant to the provisions of the articles 52,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article L1233-57-12

…inistrative authority without delay of any plan to close an establishment referred to in Article L. 1233-57-9. All the information mentioned in article L. 1233-57-10 shall be sent simultaneously to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-12

…particularly medical and accounting data, required to carry them out. If this is not the case, they may be given support to prepare their participation in the national cost studies for the following y…

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