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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-12

With regard to the matters mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article R. 5322-11, the Board of Directors may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all or part of its powers within limits that it shall dete…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presumption of absence

Article 113

The judge may appoint one or more parents or relatives, or, where applicable, any other persons to represent the person presumed absent in the exercise of his rights or in any act in which he may be i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1190

The judge's decisions are notified within eight days to the parents, guardian or person or service to whom the child has been entrusted, as well as to the minor's counsel if one has been appointed. Th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1144

The information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code takes the form of a form for each of the minor children, which mentions their right to ask to be heard under the conditions of Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-52

After the report on each case by the investigating magistrate, the parties may present oral observations in support of their written submissions, either in person or through their representative.The p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-55

A member of the panel who assumes that he or she is the cause of the challenge or who conscientiously considers that he or she should abstain shall be replaced by another member designated by the chai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-60

The Commission's decisions are notified to all the parties involved on the same day at their real addresses, by any means that can be used to prove receipt by the addressees. Where the decision is dra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-49

The Chairman of the Commission or the magistrate designated by him decides to call the case for a hearing if the difficulty of the question raised so warrants.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-50

When a case is called to hearing, the parties shall be notified, by any means allowing proof of receipt by the addressees, at least seven days before the day of the hearing.Parties or their agents who…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-61

The notification of the decision states that a copy of the decision must be attached to the appeal in cassation to the Conseil d'Etat and that this appeal may only be lodged through a lawyer at the Co…

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