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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1232-10

The local territorial cohesion committees referred to in article L. 1232-2 include representatives of the State and its public establishments, including representatives of establishments that are memb…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-22

The Commission nationale de biologie médicale shall set up a monitoring committee responsible for analysing the annual summary published by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1711-3

The Local Committee is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda for its meetings. The notice of meeting and the agenda are sent to the members of the Local Committee at least ten days before the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-15

Where the authority or body has an ethics committee, the report referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 1451-4 shall take account of the opinions, recommendations and reports drawn up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

The medical monitoring committee may examine the situation of a patient hospitalised in the unit for difficult patients in the department where it is located at any time. It examines the file of each…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article 785

…rt, during the convicted person's lifetime, by the latter or, if he or she is banned, by his or her legal representative; in the event of death and if the legal conditions are met, the application may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-33

…les (Social Action and Family Code ) is funded in euros each year and used by the holder or his/her legal representative to enable him/her to undertake training on his/her own initiative. The account…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-32

…r in Article R. 223-31, the court may only rule if the company has been duly challenged through its legal representatives. The court may appoint an ad hoc agent to represent the company in the proceed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-170

…in Article R. 225-169, the court may only rule if the company has been duly challenged through its legal representatives. The court may appoint an ad hoc agent to represent the company in the proceed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-16

Any decision to allocate funds is published in the medium authorised to receive legal announcements in which the publication provided for in Article R. 237-2 and, if the company's shares are admitted…

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