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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-66

In the event of infringement of legislative and regulatory provisions or failure to comply with the requirements mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 1243-62, the authorisation may be suspe…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article D527-4

The commission mentioned in article D. 527-3 is referred to by the Sentence Enforcement Court when it is required to rule on the granting of conditional release if it has not already been referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 0

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL APPLICATIONS 1. Where the declarant is unable to produce one or more of the supporting documents provided for in the following annexes, he may apply to the judge r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Non-medical temporary accommodation benefit

Article R6111-51

The temporary non-medical accommodation service may be provided by the health care organisation or may be delegated to a third party under an agreement. The delegated third party, chosen by the health…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-7

I. - After it has been set up, a Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire may admit new members by decision of the General Meeting. This decision is required in respect of any new health care organisation…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-12

…II.-Preference shares may be bought back under the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 225-204 to L. 225-214.III.-Where the Articles of Association creating a class of preference shares have…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-11-1

Intermediary associations may conclude fixed-term contracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the perform…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appeal from a judgment ruling exclusively on jurisdiction

Article 83

Where the judge has ruled on jurisdiction without ruling on the merits of the dispute, his decision may be appealed under the conditions laid down in this paragraph.The decision may likewise be challe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Mediation.

Article 131-1

A judge hearing a dispute may, after obtaining the agreement of the parties, order mediation.The mediator appointed by the judge has the task of hearing the parties and comparing their points of view…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Interruption of proceedings.

Article 376

The interruption of proceedings does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction.The judge may invite the parties to inform him of their initiatives with a view to resuming the proceedings and strike out th…

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