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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-3

I. - A member of the unit's medical team is responsible for coordinating team activities and patient care.II. - The coordinating doctor of the intensive care unit is also the coordinating doctor of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-9

…ting place designated by the judge.Where the interests of the child so require or where the direct handover of the child to the other parent presents a danger for one of them, the judge shall organise…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-8

…party, whether a parent or not, for a ruling on the arrangements for exercising parental authority and the contribution to the child's maintenance and education.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-10

…r parent or against the child, or unless one of the parents has a clear hold over the other parent, and, after obtaining their agreement, appoint a family mediator to carry it out, including in the de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-12

Prior to any decision setting the terms and conditions for the exercise of parental authority and visiting rights or entrusting the children to a third party, the judge may commission any qualified pe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-6

…safeguard the interests of minor children. The judge may take measures to guarantee the continuity and effectiveness of the maintenance of the child's ties with each of his parents. In particular, he…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-7

…approval of the agreement by which they organise the arrangements for exercising parental authority and set the contribution to the child's maintenance and education. The judge will approve the agreem…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-11

…ractice previously followed by the parents or any agreements they may have previously entered into; 2° The feelings expressed by the minor child under the conditions provided for in Article 388-1 ; 3°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-13

…r in the divorce agreement by mutual consent in the form of a private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary, as well as decisions relating to the exercise of parental authority, may be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-3

The procedures for the application for authorisation and its examination by the group controller referred to in Articles R. 356-20 and R. 356-20-1 are specified in Articles 347, 348 and 349 of Commiss…

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