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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article R2315-43

The invitation by the statutory auditor to convene a meeting of the social and economic committee in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2315-74 is sent to the employer by any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

For the application of Article L. 6145-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-5, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall give formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-40

…with its budget; 4° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency applies the provisions of I and II of Article L. 6145-4; 5° The Director General of the Regional Health Agency notifies the inst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-4

…L. 531-1 to L. 531-16 of the Research Code. By way of derogation from 1°, the staff mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 6152-1 whose working time is less than or equal to 90% of the service obligatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article L3232-4

…Code.This aid is awarded in accordance with the stipulations of an agreement between the exhibitor and the département.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article L326-4

…duly justified request, collective management organisations shall communicate, by electronic means and within a period not exceeding one month, to the holders of rights managed by the organisation in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-4

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat crimes against humanity or war crimes or to defend the moral int…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 4-1

The absence of unintentional criminal fault within the meaning of Article 121-3 of the Criminal Code does not prevent an action being brought before the civil courts to obtain compensation for damage…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-4

…rised for this purpose. The list of places referred to in the first paragraph is drawn up precisely and restrictively by order of the Prime Minister. This list, which is regularly updated, is communic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4

…his or her request, meet again with a lawyer as soon as the extension begins, under the conditions and for the duration provided for in the first two paragraphs.

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