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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-38

Where a river basin has transboundary impacts on bathing water quality, Prefect Basin Coordinators shall cooperate with relevant persons in other Member States of the European Union as appropriate in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-38

The following, in particular, participate in the work of the National Health Conference in an advisory capacity:the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council or his representative; -…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-31

The Interministerial Health Committee is chaired by the Prime Minister or, by delegation, by the Minister for Health. It is made up of all the ministers and the Secretary of State for the Budget. Depe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article D1340-3

…vigilance issues an opinion on : 1° The general organisation of the vigilance activities of these bodies, as well as the guidelines and developments required in terms of monitoring, expertise and mana…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-32

Each minister appoints a senior civil servant responsible for preparing his or her administration's contribution to the implementation of the Government's policy on health and the reduction of health…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-3

The appointment of the members of the administrative and judicial jurisdictions, within the commission for the examination of commercial practices, is respectively made on the proposal of the vice-pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article D443-3

The minimum order cancellation period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 443-5 applicable to wholesalers mentioned in II of article L. 441-4 is set at twenty-four hours.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article D450-3

…all inform the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority of any investigations he wishes to undertake into facts likely to fall within the scope of Articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2 and L. 420-5. It s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D721-3

The number of judges and the number of chambers in each commercial court are set in accordance with the tables in Annex 7-2 to this book.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article D731-3

The number of commercial chamber assessors in the judicial courts of the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle is set in accordance with the table in Annex 7-4 to this book..

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