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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-9

The decision entrusting the minor, on the basis of 5° of article 375-3, to an establishment receiving people hospitalised due to mental disorders, is ordered after a detailed medical opinion from a do…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-5

…he minor to a reception or observation centre, or take one of the measures provided for in articles 375-3 et 375-4. In urgent cases, the public prosecutor of the place where the minor was found has th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-8

The costs of maintaining and educating a child who has been the subject of an educational assistance measure shall continue to be the responsibility of the child's father and mother and ascendants fro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal enjoyment

Article 386-1

Legal enjoyment is attached to legal administration: it belongs either to the parents jointly or to whichever of them is responsible for the administration.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

…sisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1. This l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-35

The expert appointed by the social and economic committee asks the employer, within ten days of his appointment, for all the information he deems necessary to carry out his assignment. The employer re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior interview.

Article L1232-3

During the preliminary interview, the employer will state the reasons for the proposed decision and ask the employee for explanations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

…he redundancy project concerns at least ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Tie-breaking.

Article L1454-3

…rial tribunal member is unable to sit at the adjudication hearing, he is replaced within the limits and according to the procedures determined by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-3

The agreement provided for in article L. 1141-2 is concluded for a period of three years. The agreement and its amendments shall be published in the Journal officiel. For those of its provisions which…

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