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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-70

…l equilibrium. If the institution is required to produce a recovery plan in accordance with article L. 6143-3, the Director must present an update of this plan, specifying the resulting debt reduction…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing approval.

Article R6312-7

…onseil d'Etat (Council of State) to provide emergency assistance to the people mentioned in article L. 1424-2 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales (General Code of Territorial Authoriti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-7

…ion, the medical conference or the medical commission and the regional union referred to in article L. 4134-1 for the geographical area in which the doctor, where applicable, practises as a self-emplo…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-7

…L. 331-2 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…53 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2001 (no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000) or of l'article L. 126-1 of the Insurance Code or Chapter I of the loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 tendant à l'améli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2

…reatment order, of recourse to treatment using libido-inhibiting medication, referred to in Article L. 3711-3 of the Public Health Code. When conditional release is not accompanied by placement under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-7

I.-When, pursuant to 6° of Article L. 824-5, the general rapporteur or an investigator calls upon one or more experts, his decision shall define the subject of the expert appraisal, set the timeframe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-7

…blishments or organisations with a pharmacy for internal use or legal entities mentioned in Article L. 4211-5 ; 3° Storage premises for packaged gas used as a relay between the manufacturing site and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article D113-7

I.-The contract cancellation notification function provided for in II of article L. 113-14 is presented to the policyholder as "cancel your contract" or a similar unambiguous wording, displayed in leg…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-7

…eizure and sale is preceded by an order to pay or a formal notice to pay as provided for by article L. 257 of the Book of Tax Procedures. II - For the claims mentioned in I of this article for an amou…

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