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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-21

If the presumption of an offence is based on the laboratory analysis, the public prosecutor will inform the alleged perpetrator of the fraud or falsification that he or she may obtain the laboratory r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-26

In the case provided for in article R. 5127-18, the public prosecutor notifies the interested party that the single sample is to be submitted for expert examination and informs him that he has three c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-27

Where the expert opinion is ordered by the court, it shall be carried out in accordance with the rules of this sub-section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-22

When an expert opinion has been requested, two experts are appointed, one by the examining magistrate and the other by the person concerned. The investigating magistrate will set a time limit for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-24

If the owner or keeper does not submit his sample intact within the time limit set by the examining magistrate, the sample is no longer taken into account. In this case, the two experts are assigned t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-7

I. - Pursuant to 1° of II of Article L. 612-14, the Supervisory Board may delegate its powers to the Chairman or, in his absence or impediment, to the Vice-Chairman or to another of its members, to ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25-1

The collaborating doctor carries out the tasks assigned to him by the occupational health physician who supervises him, within the framework of the written protocol provided for by article R. 4623-14…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3rd Subsection: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 223 O

1. The parent company is substituted for the companies in the group for the purposes of setting off against the amount of corporation tax for which it is liable in respect of each financial year:a. Ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3rd Subsection: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 223 N

1. Each company in the group is required to pay the advance payments provided for in Article 1668 for the twelve-month period starting from the beginning of the financial year in respect of which this…

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