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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-29-2

Within fifteen clear days of the registration of an application for authorisation to operate a business at the secretariat of the departmental commission for a project mentioned in the first or second…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-12

If it finds that one or more of the injuries referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 are attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL AUTHORITY INSTITUTIONS

Article LO6223-3

I. - The Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council is consulted by the Territorial Council on the preparation and implementation of the Nation's plan in the collectivity, on the distributio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article R626-62

I. - For the purposes of V of Article L. 626-30 and Article L. 626-30-2, the holders of capital shall be allocated to one or more classes of affected parties and convened in accordance with the provis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article R626-61

For the application of V of Article L. 626-30 and Article L. 626-30-2, the bondholders are, where applicable, divided into one or more classes of affected parties. A notice convening the bondholders i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-23

Any member of the Board of Directors, the Scientific Advisory Board or a committee of experts, the Agency's compliance officer appointed pursuant to article L. 1451-4, the Agency's Chief Executive Off…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-9

The decision entrusting the minor, on the basis of 5° of article 375-3, to an establishment receiving people hospitalised due to mental disorders, is ordered after a detailed medical opinion from a do…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-64

The criminal courts, with the exception of the investigating courts and the assize court, may request the opinion of the Cour de cassation pursuant to Article L. 151-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-17

The Supervisory Committee's reasoned opinion on the insurance undertaking's report provided for in III of Article L. 144-2 also includes a mention of any changes made during the past financial year to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-7

When the purchaser decides to require the contractor to subcontract part of his contract pursuant to 2° of article L. 2393-3, he shall indicate this in the contract notice in the form of percentages s…

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