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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-52

Ex-officio members of the College and specialised committees do not have the right to vote. They may take part, without voting rights, in the work of a specialised committee to which they do not belon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-50

The Chairman of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique is elected by the qualified personalities of the Haut Conseil as a whole from among the qualified personalities who are members of the college, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-51

…ified personalities and may be renewed twice.The quorum and voting rules set out in article R. 1411-50 apply to these elections.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R1411-54

The members of the College and the specialised committees meet when convened by the Minister for Health to elect the Chairman or Vice-Chairman.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article R420-5

For the application of the second sentence of Article L. 420-7, the Paris Court of Appeal has jurisdiction.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-52

Prior to the performance of any service that must be carried out immediately, the party requesting the bailiff shall pay him a deposit sufficient to cover the corresponding fee as well as any costs an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeals against decisions by the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen

Article R321-53

The appeal is investigated and judged according to the rules applicable to the procedure without compulsory representation, the public prosecutor being heard. It shall be notified to the Conseil des m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-5

The review boards set up within the Trade Practices Review Commission are chaired by a magistrate and include an equal number of representatives of producers and distributors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article D441-5

The amount of the fixed indemnity for recovery costs provided for in II of Article L. 441-10 is set at 40 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-59

…d for in Article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the documents mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article R. 321-58 and, in the event of a material change relating to the situation established by the other documen…

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