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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1541-2

…on of III of Article R. 1111-18, subject to the following adaptations:1° In Article R. 1111-17, the last sentence of the first paragraph is not applicable in New Caledonia ;2° Le c du 1° de l'article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1524-6

…e no. 2017-885 of 9 May 2017: a) The words: "in each region" are deleted ; b) 2° is deleted; c) The last paragraph is deleted; d) The following paragraph is added: "For Wallis and Futuna, this centre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-2

…en completed 4° An assessment, for each objective referred to in 2° of Article L. 210-10, since the last audit or, failing that, since the date on which the conditions laid down in Article L. 210-10 w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-25

…order of presentation on each list.If several lists have the same average for the allocation of the last seat, it goes to the list that has obtained the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-2

…ion of the list, refer the matter to the administrative court. The court will rule in the first and last instance within three days of the application being lodged.If it deems the application to be we…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6332-2

…ication of the list, refer the matter to the Administrative Court. The court rules in the first and last instance within three days of the application being lodged. For the application of the articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-8

I.-For the application of the provisions of 1° of article L. 3223-1 and the last paragraph of article L. 3213-9, the Commission is informed of decisions to admit a person to psychiatric care taken pur…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-27

The knowledge-testing examination consists of the following tests: 1° A written test, lasting five hours, the subject of which is the processing of a file relating to one or more of the missions likel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

…ed in application of articles L. 2122-9 and L. 2152-4, within four months of the publication of the last of the two decrees, provided for in articles L. 2122-11 and L. 2152-6, establishing the list of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

…the first cycle of higher education and have spent at least twelve months looking for work over the last eighteen months. At the discretion of the bodies mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-19-1…

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