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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-59

…mstances may the identity or address of a witness who has benefited from the provisions of articles 706-57 or 706-58 may not be revealed, except in the case provided for in the last paragraph of artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-7

The Board of Directors or the Management Board appoints a salaried director under contract. The salaried director has the right to attend meetings of the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors or…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-74

…pensation determined in accordance with the conditions set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-14. The claimant will inform the Office, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-7

…d by the donor, or by the donor's family or close relations under the conditions of I of article R. 1261-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article D2232-7

In the event of disagreement on the methods of organising the consultation adopted by the employer, the president of the judicial court, if the matter is referred to him by the representative trade un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-7

At the end of each financial year, the organisations listed in article D. 5427-4 draw up an operating account, a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. After approval of these documents by the B…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-74

Shares may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of all the shareholders. If the other shareholders refuse to give their consent to the share transferee, the shareholders are obliged,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-7

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 3323-2, L. 3323-4 to L. 3323-6, relating to the advertising of alcoholic beverages, are punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros. The maximum fine may be inc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-7

In article L. 625-2, the words: "referred to in article L. 432-7 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as such".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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