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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

…on solidity, after examination of the design documents, under the conditions set out in articles R. 125-18 and R. 125-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code;3° An enlarged site plan;4° A plan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

…11-2 of the Social Action and Family Code. "are deleted.Ia - For the application of article L. 2141-12, the last paragraph of I is worded as follows:Only the health agency may take, collect and store…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care.

Article L3223-1

…d'Etat : a) All persons whose admission has been decided in application of 2° of II of article L. 3212-1 ; b) All persons whose care is extended beyond one year; 4° Where necessary, informs the State…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-2

…d agents who have been struck off or withdrawn from the lists pursuant to Articles L. 811-6, L. 811-12 et L. 812-4. They are required to carry out the mandates entrusted to them by complying, in the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

…tity, as well as that person or entity, as a result of a breach of the provisions of Article L. 822-12; 5° Members of the management bodies of sociétés de commissaires aux comptes and other natural pe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1

…3 of 11 December 2019;4° The provisions of Book IV with the exception of Articles R. 421-1 à R. 421-12, R. 422-1 to R. 422-66, R. 423-1 and R. 423-2 ;5° The provisions of Book V with the exception of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 795

…estator, to the erection of monuments to the war dead or to the glory of our arms and allied armies;12° In accordance with l'article L. 322-8 of the Environment Code, gifts and bequests of real estate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775

…longer than five years, the conviction shall remain entered in bulletin no. 2 for the same period; 12° Convictions with a waiver of sentence or deferment of sentence ; 13° Convictions handed down by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional interview

Article L6315-1

…ve, adoption leave, sabbatical leave, a period of secure voluntary mobility mentioned in article L. 1222-12, a period of part-time work within the meaning of article L. 1225-47 of this Code, a long-te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-11

…health data hosted for any purpose other than the performance of the health data hosting activity; 12° A presentation of the services provided at the end of the hosting period, particularly in the ev…

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