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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-6

The Regional Commissions for Conciliation and Compensation of Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections are chaired by a magistrate from the administrative order or a magistrate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-10

A National Commission for Medical Accidents, attached to the Ministers of Justice and Health, made up of health professionals, user representatives and qualified persons and whose chairman is appointe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-3

…mbers, the number of whom, which may be 4, 6, 8 or 10, is set by the order of the State representative in the department convening the electors. The members of the trade union committee, chosen from a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Assembly of Corsica

Article L4422-9-3

…of the Assembly of Corsica may decide that the meeting of the standing committee is to be held in several places, by videoconference. When the meeting of the standing committee is held by videoconfere…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The President of the Assembly of French Guyana and the Standing Committee

Article L7123-13

…Assembly of French Guyana may decide that the meeting of the standing committee shall be held in several places, by videoconference. When the meeting of the standing committee is held by videoconfere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-45

…tional Enforcement Committee may be assisted by a Deputy Secretary General. The Secretary General investigates the cases submitted to the Committee for review, in conjunction with the rapporteur. He m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

The term of the lease may not be less than nine years.However, the lessee has the option of giving notice of termination at the end of a three-year period, at least six months in advance, by registere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-7-1

Commercial leases signed between owners and operators of tourist residences mentioned in Article L. 321-1 of the Tourism Code are for a minimum of nine years, with no possibility of termination at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-32

…rincipal tenant itself has from the landlord. The lessor is called upon to assist in the act, as provided for in article L. 145-31. At the expiry of the main lease, the landlord is only obliged to ren…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-46

…ssor is both the owner of the leased property and of the business operated therein, and the lease covers both at the same time, the lessor must pay the lessee, on his departure, compensation correspon…

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