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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-4

If the guardianship judge considers that the council can vote on a deliberation without the need for a meeting to be held, he shall send each of the council members the text of the corresponding delib…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220-1

The hearing of the person may take place at the seat of the court, at the place where the person usually resides, at the treatment or accommodation establishment or at any other appropriate place.The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-1

…cessary, outside any enforcement proceedings, to distribute a sum of money between creditors and excluding the case where this sum comes from the sale of an immovable, the most diligent party may appe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-12

Persons performing the techniques referred to in articles R. 1311-1 and R. 1311-6 shall inform their customers, before they undergo these techniques, of the risks to which they are exposed and, after…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Vocational training and apprenticeships (R).

Article R1614-12

…n the State and the region may provide for the transmission of the information provided for in article R. 1614-11 by computer files complying with the specifications of national information systems. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-12

The Commissions are chaired by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency or his representative. They meet when convened by their Chairman, who sets the agenda, or at the request of one third…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-120

A veterinary surgeon who prescribes medicinal products containing substances having an oestrogenic, androgenic or gestagenic action for farm animals shall record the following information in chronolog…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Lapse of sums held in an automatic account

Article 123-9

At the end of the applicable period, the amounts affected by the lapse are withdrawn from the automatic account.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2342-12

The provisions of articles R. 2142-19 to R. 2142-25 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-12

The contractor awards the sub-contracts under the conditions defined in sub-section 3.

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