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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D527-4

The commission mentioned in article D. 527-3 is referred to by the Sentence Enforcement Court when it is required to rule on the granting of conditional release if it has not already been referred to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman of the hospital medical committee, vice-chairman of the hospital board

Article D6143-37

…s to the Executive Board the action programme proposed to the Director by the Institutional Medical Commission pursuant to article L. 6144-1.The chairman of the hospital medical committee signs clinic…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

A commission is set up, chaired by a representative of the State, and composed, in addition, of half representatives of representative professional press organisations and half representatives of repr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 16-3

…at his request or that of his counsel; he may be assisted by his counsel. The procedure before the commission is laid down by a decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Dismissal of an employee who is a member of a joint committee for health, safety and working conditions in agriculture.

Article L2411-15

An employee who is a member of a joint health, safety and working conditions committee in agriculture may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector. This authorisation is also r…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Advisory Committee

Article 723-10

The World Cinema International Distribution Aid Committee comprises five members, including a chairman, appointed for a renewable two-year term. A representative of the association "Unifrance" and a r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-17

…ts application in Mayotte, article D. 1432-45 is amended as follows: 1° The words: "the specialised commissions mentioned in article D. 1432-31" are deleted. 2° The last paragraph is worded as follows…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R6147-123

In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote. A person appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital and responsible within the hospital for quality improvemen…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-146

Each committee is co-chaired by the same number of members.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-22

Committees authorise or refuse projects in their entirety.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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