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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-12

The decision of the Director General of Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris concerning the initial investment programme for the financial year is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-12

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-12

In the second month of the year following each financial year, the Director General shall send to the administrators and establishments for which Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is responsible for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-120

When an issue of new shares or securities giving access to the capital is likely to result in a capital increase, shareholders are informed of this issue and its terms and conditions by a notice conta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Control of the legality of the transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

For the purposes of issuing the certificate referred to in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 229-2, the European Company shall produce to the notary responsible for carrying out the legality control…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken outside health regions where medical biology laboratories are located

Article R6211-12

The derogation provided for, on public health grounds, in Article L. 6211-16, under which the taking of a biological sample is carried out in one of the health territories in which the medical biology…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-12

When, within a period of one year following presentation of the recommendation referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 335-7-1, the member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-12

I.-The authorisations referred to in 4° of Article L. 6133-1 are the authorisations for healthcare activities and heavy equipment listed in Articles R. 6122-25 and R. 6122-26 respectively and issued b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-129

Autovaccines are prepared under the responsibility of a qualified person, who has obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 5141-12, in facilities which may, where appropriate, be made ava…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Application for a declaration that the appeal has suspensive effect

Article R342-12

When the public prosecutor intends to ask the first president of the court of appeal to declare the appeal suspensive, he must lodge an appeal within ten hours of the order being handed down. It shall…

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