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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-14

…rd of Directors may only validly deliberate when the majority of the members in office attend the meeting. However, if the required majority is not reached after the meeting has been duly convened, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-15

…the directors, who may consult it on site. They may also obtain copies or extracts of the proceedings. The directors shall receive minutes of the meeting within fifteen days of each meeting of the Boa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-11

…em in the performance of their duties as directors under the conditions defined by the regulations setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred by the travel of civil servants…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article D6316-1-1

The indicators for assessing the criteria mentioned in article R. 6316-1 and the audit procedures implemented by the certifier bodies to issue the certification mentioned in article L. 6316-1 are defi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1225

…also, if the judge considers it useful, to one or more of the relatives referred to in Articles 430 et 494-1 du même code. The meeting is convened by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-1-1

…he list provided for in Article L. 6147-7 are considered to be authorisations held by these hospitals.Authorisation to bill for care provided for in 4° of Article L. 6133-1 may only be given by the Di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-12-1

The note by which the president of the court informs the public prosecutor, in accordance with articles L. 631-3-1 or L. 640-3-1, is communicated to the latter by the court registrar. Where applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-1-1

An adaptation period of a maximum duration of one year is used to ensure the technical and administrative skills of the Agency's inspectors, mentioned in 1° of articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2, and to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 11

When a taxpayer has moved either his residence or the place of his main establishment, the assessments for which he is liable in respect of income tax, both for the year in which the change occurred a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Place of taxation

Article 10

…tax domicile there, as well as the persons designated in 2 of article 4 B are taxable at the place determined by joint order of the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget.

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