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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-7

…rative judges, the appointment is made on the recommendation of the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat.The magistrates mentioned above may be seconded to the Office national d'indemnisation des acci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-8

…Allowances are paid to other members or their alternates when their participation in Commission meetings results in a loss of income. The amount of these allowances is set by order of the ministers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-1-2

When a person mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 147-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles is diagnosed with a genetic anomaly that may be responsible for a serious condition justifying p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1-1

…n specially designated by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for the budget may, regardless of the administration to which they belong, carry out the tasks defined in articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…311-1 or one of the related activities within the meaning of Article I of Article L. 311-2 ; 2. Competent authorities" means, as the case may be, the authority or authorities of a Member State respons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-1-1

The provisions of articles L. 2122-2-1, L. 2122-18-1 and L. 2144-2 are not applicable to the City of Paris and the municipalities of Marseille and Lyon.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Common provisions.

Article 1381

…all be brought before the judicial court, subject to the jurisdiction vested in the family court by 1° of article L. 213-3 of the Code of Judicial Organisation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 10: Special provisions for forestry investment groups

Article R214-176-2

…75 are applicable to groupements forestiers d'investissement, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In article R. 214-163 : a) The first paragraph is replaced by the following paragraph: "The excha…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-11

I. - The first group comprises the following two categories of cinemas:1° Category A: cinemas located in central municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more and in urban units with a populatio…

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