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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-1

In the absence of a conciliation mission or in the event of its failure, the commission may, at the request of the debtor and after having given the parties the opportunity to provide their observatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Gene therapy preparations and xenogenic cell therapy preparations.

Article L5426-1

I.-The act or attempt to distribute or transfer, free of charge or for a consideration, gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations without authorisation or when authorisation is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-1

The Board of Directors of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets comprises, in addition to its Chairman:1° Seven representatives of the State, ex officio members:-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1233-5

Five copies of the application for authorisation or renewal of the authorisation must be sent by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1413-19

…r professional background and links of interest, within the meaning of the provisions of article L. 1451-1. Membership of the Committee is incompatible with membership of any other body of the Agency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental and interdepartmental councils

Article R4321-44

For the renewal by half of the departmental councils, the composition of each of the fractions is determined as follows: 1° For councils composed of two pairs of self-employed members and one pair of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-7

…he same effect: a) The references to the Labour Code; b) The references to the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreement for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-1

…ocation changes each year according to the rate of change in the overall operating allocation. From 2011, this change does not apply.In 2006, the amount of this allocation calculated in this way is in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-4

…or groups of medical specialties for which aid schemes are provided under 4° of I of article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security Code ;2° Areas where the level of healthcare provision is particularly h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5

…e in the Conseil d'Etat, the public service mission of permanence of care mentioned in article L. 6314-1. Its procedures, drawn up in association with representatives of healthcare professionals, incl…

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