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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-62

The decision of the Minister for Research or, where applicable, the joint decision of the Minister for Research and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency is notified to the applicant with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-136

…130 or modified under the conditions set out in article R. 5141-131. Except in an emergency, these decisions to modify, suspend or withdraw may only be taken after the authorisation holder has been g…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-5

…secrecy of deliberations may only be carried out by a magistrate, following a written and reasoned decision by the latter, in the presence of the first president of the court of appeal or the first p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4124-3

…ter is referred to the council either by the director general of the regional health agency or by a decision of the departmental council or the national council. These referrals are not subject to app…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Expertise operations.

Article 279

…ion of his mission proves necessary, he will report this to the judge. The judge may, in giving his decision, extend the period within which the expert must give his opinion.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-3

…f the investigating judge or public prosecutor. When the person is referred to the trial court by a decision that has become res judicata, the file manager is informed so that the provisions of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Application for a training agreement to be reclassified as an employment contract

Article L1454-5

…s an employment contract, the matter is referred directly to the adjudication office, which gives a decision on the merits within one month of the matter being referred to it.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R412-3

Approval is granted for a period of five years.The decision granting approval is published in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Tourism and in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Social Af…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article L511-2

…orisation from a court is not required where the creditor relies on an enforceable title or a court decision that is not yet enforceable. The same applies in the event of non-payment of an accepted bi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article R2113-7

…113-13 or L. 2113-13-1 when the minimum proportion mentioned in these articles is at least 50%. The decision to reserve is mentioned in the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, in the…

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