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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-7

…judicial supervision if this measure is essential to ensure one of the objectives listed in Article 144. When, other than in the cases provided for in the first paragraph of this article, the public p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa - Brokerage of medicinal products

Article R5124-74

The declaration provided for in Article L. 5124-20 shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the person carrying out the brokering activity or by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Professional inadequacy.

Article R6152-79

…ctual capacity. Professional incompetence cannot be accepted in the cases mentioned in articles R. 6152-37 to R. 6152-41. It is distinct from misconduct of a disciplinary nature. A hospital practition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-71

…remuneration policy, including salaries and discretionary pension benefits as defined in Article 4(1)(73) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-2

I. - The judge shall rule within twenty days on applications submitted to him pursuant to Articles 2 and 5 of the aforementioned Order. II. - The judge may not rule on these applications before the si…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-7

…as the ceiling rates that are enforceable against the region pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts;- le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-7

Authorisation for oncological surgery of the otorhinolaryngeal and maxillofacial sphere with grades A and B may only be granted if the health care establishment has an organisation allowing access, on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…ON of industrial tribunals MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours Councils with 40 councillors or less 17 hours per month Councils with more than 40 and less than 60 councillors 26 hours per month Counci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings.

Article D421-7

The declarations of threshold crossing provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 421-9 shall indicate separately the number of shares and the number of voting rights held in the market u…

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

Article 21-14-1

…their minor children who, on the day of their death, met the residence condition set out in article 22-1.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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