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Showing 16711680 of 60433 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6-1-1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group Medical Commission

Article D6132-13-6

…grouping's unified medical committee meets at least four times a year. It has its own rules of procedure.It is convened by its chairman on an agenda that he sets. Such a meeting may be called at the r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

For the application of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the parties

Article 696-131

The victim may not bring a civil action in accordance with articles 87 and 89 that when one of the acts mentioned in the first paragraph of article 696-130 has been performed. The civil party has the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-110

Proceedings brought before the Deputy European Public Prosecutors fall within the jurisdiction of the Paris courts, both at first instance and on appeal. By way of derogation from Articles 206,207,207…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-62

…conditions are not met, the national conference is convened for a new meeting with the same agenda, during which it deliberates regardless of the number of members present. If necessary, the deliberat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-64

…ain categories of regulatory acts, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure or in the event of an emergency, provided that it reports thereon at the next meeting. The Exec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-66

The president of the Conseil national des sapeurs-pompiers volontaires and, in the cases provided for in the third paragraph of article 44 of law no. 2004-811 of 13 August 2004 on the modernisation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-65

The Minister responsible for civil protection attends meetings as of right. He may be heard when he so requests.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-63

…vened by a decision of the minister responsible for civil protection. It sets its own rules of procedure on a proposal from its chairman. It will draw up its own rules of procedure on a proposal from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-68

The Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Crisis Management provides the secretariat for the National Conference of Fire and Rescue Services.

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