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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-36

In the case provided for in

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-1

I.-The guarantee or equivalent undertaking referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 332-17 must :-be governed by French law and, in the event of a dispute, be subject to the exclusive jurisdic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

I.-When it meets pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, the commission for authorisation to practise is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de ge…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-18

…parties concerned and, where applicable, the authorities to which they report. The Chairman assigns cases to the rapporteurs he appoints. He shall set the deadline for the submission of the report and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-5-5

…first paragraph of Article 711; 2° Or, if there is no hearing, on the basis of the documents in the case file under the conditions laid down in the last paragraph of Article 711. The decision, rendere…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 421

…age resulting from any fault they commit in the performance of their duties. However, except in the case of reinforced guardianship, the curator and the subrogated curator are only liable for acts per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-5

…and including the fourth degree, of the debtor who is a natural person or of the directors, in the case of a legal person, may be appointed to one of the functions provided for in Article L. 621-4 ex…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 904-1

The president of the chamber to which the case has been distributed decides on its direction, either by setting a date for the case to be appealed shortly, or by appointing a Conseiller de la mise en…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-10

A guardianship judge hearing a minor's case may check with the juvenile court judge whether educational assistance proceedings have been opened and ask the latter to send him a copy of the documents i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-17

In the cases referred to in Articles R. 1454-12 and R. 1454-13, the case is referred to a subsequent hearing of the Judgement Committee in its restricted composition. The court clerk will notify by an…

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