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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R713-32

The number of consular delegates is set, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 713-12, by prefectoral order. The distribution of delegates between the categories corresponding respectively t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-37-1

…sentenced person, before his release and the installation of the device provided for by article 763-12, that this placement cannot be implemented without his consent, but that, if he refuses it or fai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-20

…tter to the Ministers for Higher Education and Health. Subject to the provisions of article L. 6142-12, these ministers take a joint decision after having heard the representatives of the two contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-401

…y to practitioners carrying out their duties in the establishments mentioned in I of article L. 313-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. For these practitioners, only the opinion of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-13

…° Managers who do not hold the special delegation of authority referred to in 3° of Article L. 1441-12; 3° Employees holding an apprenticeship or work-linked training contract; 4° Jobseekers registere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-13

On receipt of the information referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 2324-12, the prefect of the département in which the organiser of the family holiday stay is domiciled or has its regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-2

I.-When a case is referred to the court in application of articles L. 3211-12 or L. 3211-12-1, the court, after hearing both parties, shall rule in public. He may decide that the hearings shall take p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medicinal products covered by an early access authorisation or a compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-144

I.-The labelling of the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 includes at least the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product or, where appropriate, its code…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Basis for the local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-8

…s, other than those fixed to the ground, if the sum of their surface areas is less than or equal to 12 square metres; - pre-standing signs greater than 1.5 square metres; - pre-standing signs less tha…

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