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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-28

…is not such as to undermine the moral interests of the profession. As from the notification of the decision pronouncing the omission from the list, the person concerned is no longer a member of the p…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-24

…y resulting from the merger already has its seat. The regional representative office implements the decisions of the Court of Appeal. The regional representative office implements the decisions taken…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-10

…ing authorisation in Article R. 5121-47. It shall immediately inform the European Medicines Agency. Decisions to refuse, vary, suspend or withdraw registration must state the reasons on which they are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-90

…rge of the pharmacy. Reasons are given for the withdrawal or suspension of the authorisation. These decisions may concern all or part of the authorisation. The Minister for the Interior sends a copy o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-44

The decision to suspend, revoke or vary the marketing authorisation must state the reasons on which it is based and indicate the appeal procedures and deadlines. Except in cases of urgency, the decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment and terms of office of heads of department, heads of internal structure and heads of functional unit

Article R6146-4

…echnical activity clusters are appointed, after consultation with the head of the cluster, by joint decision of the director and the chairman of the establishment's medical commission.When the head of…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-59

The landlord's decision to refuse to renew the lease, pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 145-57, or to evade payment of the indemnity, under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to non-contentious matters.

Article 27

…formality, persons who can enlighten him and those whose interests are likely to be affected by his decision.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 634

…new claims are deemed to stand by the pleas and claims which they had submitted to the court whose decision has been quashed. The same applies to those who do not appear.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-21

An appeal against the decisions of the departmental criminal court shall be heard by the assize court under the conditions laid down in subtitle I of this title for appeals against judgments handed do…

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