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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-7

…mediator is chosen by the judge from a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Health. The judge may decide that the mediator shall be assisted by a mediation committee composed, under the chairman…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-7

…d in particular : 1° The list of tissues mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1241-1 that may be removed from a living person with a view to donation for therapeutic purposes ; 2° The tissue…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-7

…riales. When ski lifts are operated by a public inter-municipal cooperation body, the municipal tax may be set up and collected directly by this body with the agreement of the municipalities concerned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-7

…f actual service for category 1 "head of department" and management posts. This probationary period may be renewed once for a period not exceeding its initial duration. The probationary period does no…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-7

…ion account is only authorised in the event of definitive cessation of activity.However, exemptions may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée after consulta…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-7

For the application of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Shareholder rights and securities not admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-7

…ect the specifications at the premises of the person responsible for the sale. Any interested party may submit observations on the content of the specifications to the person in charge of the sale. Su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-7

…urers, producers, service providers or traders, as well as any legal person governed by public law, may apply for registration of a collective mark. The application for registration of a collective ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-145

No one may validly dispose of property seized in criminal proceedings except in the cases provided for in articles 41-5 and 99-2 and this chapter. From the date on which it becomes enforceable and unt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided f…

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