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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-42

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a period of three years, renewable once, by decree issued on the proposal of the Minister for Health.The age limit for the Chairman is sixty-sev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-42

I. - An order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for Defence, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-42

It is forbidden to keep and maintain inside residential premises, including their outbuildings, animals of any species which, due to their number, behaviour or state of health, are likely to have nega…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-42

The provisions of this Title apply to judicial auctioneers and other public or ministerial officers selling movable property, with the exception of those of paragraph 1 of sub-section 1 of section 2 a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-42

An appeal against a judgment rejecting homologation is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules specific to non-contentious proceedings. However, the parties are exempt from the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-42

Where the sale of all or part of the business has been ordered by the court pursuant to article L. 631-22, the mandataire judiciaire shall receive the sale price notwithstanding the execution of the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article R663-42

The administration committee of the fund established by article L. 663-3 is chaired by a magistrate from the Cour des Comptes (Court of Auditors) appointed by the first president of this court. It inc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-42

For each case or procedure, the judge may request reimbursement of travel or accommodation expenses related to the case or procedure, based on supporting documents, in accordance with the conditions a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article R518-42

In the event of the loss of a receipt, the voluntary depositor must lodge an objection based on this cause; the said objection will be published in an extract in the Official Gazette, at the expense a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-42

Following its audits, the association recommends any compliance measures to its members and ensures that they are followed up.

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