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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-13

The medical committee is made up of representatives of the medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff and a representative of the midwives. Its chairman is elected. A representative of the Agency…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to requests for disclosure or production of documents

Article R153-9

I.-Where it is given in the context of proceedings on the merits, the decision rejecting the request for disclosure or production of the document may be appealed only together with the decision on the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-45

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 15-33-67 to R. 15-33-75, the platform shall transmit, to the category of bodies mentioned in 1° of Article R. 15-33-68, requisitions drawn up by magist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-8

…must, in support of the objection, hand or send the letter of notification to the chief clerk or inform him of the references on it. Declarations of opposition are entered in a register.In the event…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity.

Article R612-2

…72 to R. 123-208 made for their application, subject to the adaptations made necessary by the legal form or the nature of the activity of these legal entities. The charts of accounts applicable to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation (R)

Article R2223-57

…t indicating the name of the management authority, company, association or establishment, its legal form, its activity, its registered office and the marital status, place of residence and position of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-16

Unless the knowledge they have acquired in the course of their professional experience is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the persons mentioned in Article R. 812-15 take an examination…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-7

The following may also be entered on the list of statutory auditors referred to in I of Article L. 822-1, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 822-1-2 persons who have succ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-36

Complaints against the results of the elections shall be lodged with the competent judicial court within five days of their proclamation. They shall be lodged by application made, delivered or address…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-15

…gencies, may not be less than fifteen days. The request for regularisation takes the place of the information provided for in article R. 611-7 of the Code of Administrative Justice. With regard to the…

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