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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-3

Article L. 5125-4, applicable in Mayotte, reads as follows:"Art. L. 5125-4. - In municipalities with a population of 15,000 or more, only one licence may be issued for each whole block of 7,000 inhabi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R341

Article R. 191 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 191.-The persons mentioned in article R. 188 for capture or seizure of the person, in execution of: "1° A police judgement or a correctional judgement or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-3

…e Minister for Health. The list of volunteer members of the permanent working group provided for in art. D. 1411-43, from all the colleges, and of the associated personalities, is adopted by the plena…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-210

The following principles, which are traditional in the practice of dentistry, are binding on all dentists, except in cases where their observance would be incompatible with a legislative or regulatory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

…of New Caledonia or French Polynesia as the case may be"; 2° Article R. 4233-33 reads as follows: "Art. R. 4233-33 -An attempt at conciliation is a compulsory prerequisite to referral to the Discipli…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-1

Referees and judges carry out their refereeing duties in complete independence and impartiality, in compliance with the rules laid down by the sports federation referred to in article L. 131-14, which…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to shooting licences issued by delegated federations

Article R131-47

The shooting licence may be refused or withdrawn by the sports federation that has been delegated by the Minister for Sport under article L. 131-14 from persons registered in the national automated no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-3

Persons having access to the information provided for in articles L. 1340-5 and L. 1341-1 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in articles 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional secrecy

Article L415-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 and the persons mentioned in article L. 412-3 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge by r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L352-1

Members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board of the Depositors' Guarantee Fund and any person who, by virtue of their duties, has access to documents and information held by the Fund, shall be…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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