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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2

The obligations of notification to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products or of information incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The procedure applicable to divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 250-1

When the conditions set out in article 232 are met, the judge shall homologate the agreement settling the consequences of the divorce and, by the same decision, pronounce the divorce.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-1

When a period of four months has elapsed since the date of the last investigative act necessary to ascertain the truth, the president of the investigating chamber may, by petition, refer the matter to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L695-2

I.-The judicial representative shall inform the official receiver of requests for cooperation and communication sent by the insolvency practitioner appointed in proceedings opened by the court of anot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-20

I.-The allowances allocated for the performance of the duties of mayor and chairman of a special delegation and the maximum allowances for the actual performance of the duties of deputy mayor of munic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-2

…ative considers that a decision taken by the board of directors, the supervisory board or the general meetings of a local semi-public company is likely to seriously increase the financial burden on on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5621-2

The interregional agreement is administered by a council made up of delegates from the regional councils elected by proportional voting with the highest average. Lists of candidates may include fewer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7-2

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-147

Committee members are appointed for a renewable term of one year. Their term of office begins on 1 January of each year.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-142

A committee is responsible for examining applications for pre-production support submitted for a director's first feature-length film. It has seven members, including two co-chairmen.

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