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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-5

The Committee meets at least once every three months, convened by its Chairman. Minutes of the meeting are drawn up and only the members of the Committee receive them. In order to carry out its duties…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Surveillance conditions

Article R3214-5

Articles R. 322-15 to R. 322-25 of the Penitentiary Code set out the provisions relating to the supervision and protection of detainees hospitalised in the specially adapted unit, compliance with cour…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-5

The application for authorisation to operate a business specifies the capacity in which the applicant is acting and the nature of the project.An order of the minister responsible for trade sets out th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions

Article R751-5

The secretariat of the departmental commission is provided by the departments under the authority of the prefect.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article R762-5

The operator of a registered exhibition centre shall send, for each calendar year, the declaration of the annual programme of commercial events as defined in article R. 762-4 held in its park, to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-5

In the event of a vacancy in the seat of a titular member and his substitute, they shall be replaced by the first candidate and his substitute not elected. If there are no further unelected candidates…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-51

The proceedings before the court shall be public. However, the court may decide that the proceedings will not be public if the receiver being sued expressly so requests or if their public nature would…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-57

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Court-appointed administrators

Article R811-58

When, for any reason whatsoever, a court-appointed administrator is unable to carry out his duties, the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the court-appointed administra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-54

The appeal in matters of provisional suspension shall be lodged by declaration at the registry of the court of appeal. The appellant shall notify his appeal to the other parties by registered letter w…

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