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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10

The Agence nationale d'appui à la performance des établissements de santé et médico-sociaux is a public interest group formed by the French government, the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance mala…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

I.-When the pharmaceutical needs of an establishment, service or body covered by III of Article L. 5126-1 which is not part of a territorial hospital grouping or which is not a member of a health coop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, shareholders who have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-67

The legal action referred to in article L. 823-6 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-44.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-70

The legal action referred to in article L. 823-7 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-44.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Radiation protection advisor

Article R1333-19

…n the nature of the activity carried out, the radiation protection advisor :1° Advise on :a) the preliminary examination, from the point of view of radiation protection, of the plans of the installati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-10

The procedures for implementing this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The conditions under which the institution's agents or the public accountants authori…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 193

The judge shall, if he considers it necessary, ask the questions submitted to him by the parties after the examination.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 191

The parties answer the questions put to them in person without being able to read any drafts.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 19

The parties shall freely choose their defence counsel either to be represented or to be assisted as permitted or ordered by law.

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