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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-25-1

…ntitle the holder to travel and subsistence allowances under the conditions laid down in Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by ci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-253

…r French law and registered in the register, the information referred to in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237; > b) For companies governed by French law, the information referred to in 1° and 2° of Arti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25-2

…uneration per mode of exploitation as well as, where applicable, the conditions under which authors may benefit from additional remuneration after amortisation of the cost of the work, as well as the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-25-1

For the application of articles L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-25, the employer informs the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee of its intention to negotiate by any means that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 169

…be dispensed with or that the case will be adjourned to a later date. In the latter case, the court may prescribe any measure it deems useful with regard to the expert opinion.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 165

During the expert appraisal, the parties may ask the court that ordered it to order the experts to carry out certain research or to hear any named person who may be able to provide them with informati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 160

…ed in article 157 shall, each time they are appointed, take the oath provided for by the loi n° 71-498 du 29 juin 1971 relative aux experts judiciaires before the examining magistrate or the magistrat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 166

…this deposit is recorded in a report. With the agreement of the examining magistrate, the experts may, directly and by any means, communicate the conclusions of their report to the judicial police o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 168

…oath to assist the judiciary to the best of their honour and conscience. During their hearing, they may consult their report and its appendices. The chairman may, either of his own motion or at the re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 161

…a time limit for them to complete their assignment. If special reasons so require, this time limit may be extended at the request of the experts and by a reasoned decision issued by the magistrate or…

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