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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article D46-6-2

…cle 390 specifies that the person may request the assistance of a lawyer immediately or at any time during the proceedings. It also specifies the conditions under which they can benefit from legal aid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-6

If the committal order with deferred effect is issued against a person who is detained for another reason, the provisions of articles D. 45-2-3 and D. 48-2-5 providing for the convicted person to be s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-6

The registered intermediary who is the beneficiary of a proxy mentioned in article D. 211-9-5 may transmit or issue shareholders' votes under his signature. The mandates and proxies referred to in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The People's Savings Plan.

Article R*221-67

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-65 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R421-6-2

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject applications for approval of the programme of operations of market undertakings pursuant to 2° of VII of Article L. 621-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-28

Any experts appointed by the Chairman of the College shall send their draft report to the claimant and, where applicable, to the claimant's counsel, who shall have a period of fifteen days in which to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the college and compensation offer

Article R1142-63-30

…hether the damage is attributable to the prescription of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy and on the liabilities incurred. For each head of loss, it specifies the circumstan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-8

…f the initial application, the Office informs the manufacturer or manufacturers of the medicinal product concerned and the other persons referred to in Article L. 1142-2 to whom the applicant wishes t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-26

Any natural or legal person in possession of information likely to enlighten the College about claims submitted to the Office is required, at the request of the latter, to transmit this information to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-7

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-2 shall be sent to the Office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or lodged with the Office in return for a receipt. It is accompanie…

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