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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-20

…nicipality has a period of three months to decide on the proposed modification. In the absence of a decision within this period, its decision is deemed to be favourable. The modification decision is s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-30

Where a bathing water is classified as being of "poor" quality for five consecutive years, a decision to close the bathing site is taken by the person responsible for the bathing water for a period co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-46

The decision taken by the association referred to in Article L. 5214-1 is substantiated and then notified to the applicant. If the applicant is the employer, it will immediately inform the beneficiary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-214

…t. This application must be accompanied by a technical dossier, the model for which is laid down by decision of the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Produ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Submission of appeals

Article R532-10

The appeal must, on pain of inadmissibility, be lodged within one month of notification of the decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons. However, the time lim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-80

In the cases provided for in article L. 228-73, the decision of the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen to disregard such decision shall be published in accordance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-35

Decisions to issue or refuse an EC type-examination certificate may, where they are taken by a notified body located on French territory, be the subject of a complaint to the Minister responsible for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-13

…n the cases provided for in Article L. 613-16, the matter is referred to the commission by reasoned decision of the Minister responsible for industrial property, taken at the request of the Minister r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c) Issuing copies to third parties

Article R171

The decision of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor's office taken pursuant to articles R. 167, R. 168 or R. 170 is notified to the interested party. The interested party may appeal to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Professional inadequacy

Article R6152-373

…who is the subject of the procedure provided for in article R. 6152-372 may be suspended pending a decision on his case, after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment's medical com…

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