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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to medical biology laboratories authorised in France

Article D6221-28

For the application of 4° and 5° of I ofArticle 7 of Order no. 2010-49 of 13 January 2010 as amended relating to medical biology, at least one examination per family of medical biology examinations sh…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247-2

If the plaintiff files for divorce on the grounds of permanent impairment of the marriage bond and the defendant counterclaims for divorce on the grounds of fault, the plaintiff may invoke the faults…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…isted in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence.

Article 728-29

Where the sentence is the subject of an amnesty, pardon, revision or any other decision or measure having the effect of depriving it, immediately or otherwise, of its enforceability, the representativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-28

When facts are brought to light that may justify criminal prosecution, the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the European Central Bank shall inform the public prosecu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-28

…ry Board decides to impose a penalty payment in addition to an injunction, pursuant to Article L. 612-25, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount of the penalty payment may not exceed fiftee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Economic weighting studies

Article A713-28

…h Article R. 711-47, the breakdown of the elected members of these establishments into professional categories and, where applicable, sub-categories.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional joint body.

Article R5312-28

The regional joint body provided for in article L. 5312-10 comprises five members representing employers and five members representing employees appointed by the representative national and cross-indu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-28

A rapporteur is appointed for each case by the Chairman in office. The rapporteur does not have the right to vote when chosen from outside the committee. The Chairman convenes the Committee and draws…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Project Development Aid Commission

Article 212-52

The Project Development Grants Committee is made up of five members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.

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