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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Accreditation Commission.

Article R1114-6

The term of office of the members of the Commission ends at the same time as the term of office or the duties in respect of which they were appointed. The members mentioned in b, c and d of 2° of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-49

Qualified persons who are members of the college or a specialised commission of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique or a standing technical committee are appointed by the Minister for Health for a t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-2

The term of office of the members of the Board of Directors is three years, with the exception of the term of office of the members mentioned in 2° of article R. 5322-1. For the latter, the term of of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 242

…take oral or written information from any person, provided that their surname, forenames, place of residence and profession are specified, as well as, if applicable, their relationship of kinship or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-22

No one may be naturalised unless he or she has reached the age of eighteen. However, naturalisation may be granted to a minor child who has remained a foreigner even though one of his or her parents h…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Disputes

Article R512-2

The application for release is made to the judge who authorised the measure. If the measure was taken without the prior authorisation of the court, the application is brought before the enforcement co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42

…e, and submit it to the regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion in their place of residence, in accordance with the conditions set out in the fifth paragraph of II of the aforementio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for taking up the activity of financial investment adviser

Article L541-2

Financial investment advisers who are natural persons, as well as natural persons with the power to manage or administer legal persons authorised as financial investment advisers, must meet the age an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-1

The competent protection litigation judge, by virtue of the provisions of article L. 213-4-7 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, is that of the place where the debtor resides, including for the appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R15-34

When the investigating judge does not conduct the personality investigation provided for in paragraph 6 of Article 81 himself or have it conducted by a judicial police officer, the investigating judge…

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