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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition.

Article L2353-7

The European Company Committee is made up of : 1° The manager of the European Company or his representative, assisted by two employees of his choice in an advisory capacity; 2° Staff representatives f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Civil parties

Article L3515-7

…his Title. The same rights may be exercised by the consumer associations referred to in article L. 421-1 of the French Consumer Code and the family associations referred to in articles L. 211-1 and L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-7

In dealings with third parties, acts of management and administration performed for the needs of the business by the collaborating spouse are deemed to be performed on behalf of the head of the busine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation of disciplinary chambers of first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

Article R4126-7

…chairmen of the disciplinary chambers, as provided for in the third paragraph of II of article L. 4122-3 and the second paragraph of II of article L. 4124-7, are issued after consultation with the na…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-1

…granted to civil parties with regard to, on the one hand, discrimination punishable by the articles 225-2 and 432-7 of the Criminal Code and the establishment or keeping of files punishable by article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-7

The agency's resources are made up of : 1° Subsidies from public authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or international organisations; 2° Proceeds from taxes and payments made on its be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-7

The Agency's resources include :1° Subsidies from the European Union or international organisations;2° A contribution from compulsory health insurance schemes, paid and distributed in accordance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-7

As stated in article 511-8-1 of the French Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The act of distributing or transferring cell therapy tissues or preparations for therapeutic use in breach of the provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Libraries (R)

Article R1614-75

…ing to municipal and inter-communal libraries and departmental libraries provided for by article L. 1614-10 comprises two fractions:- the first fraction is intended to contribute to the financing of i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: School transport (R).

Article R1614-71

The information required to draw up the statements shall be provided to the Prefect and the competent school transport authorities, within the time limits set by the Prefect.

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