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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-257

…ipped with sanitary facilities. Each room is equipped with a call device accessible to each patient and a lockable cupboard. Each single room is equipped with a lock enabling the patient to lock the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions common to the "Adult Psychiatry" and "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" specialisations

Article D6124-256

…he authorisation holder has one or more multidisciplinary teams comprising : 1° One or more nurses; 2° One or more care assistants; 3° One or more psychologists; 4° One or more social workers; 5° Wher…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2

A civil action for compensation for damage caused by a felony, misdemeanour or contravention belongs to all those who have personally suffered damage directly caused by the offence. Waiver of the righ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition, assimilation and classification.

Article 28

…goods is the designation assigned to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance may prescribe the use of the coding elements of the nomenclature for…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285

(1) (Repealed)2. In the case of imports of a non-commercial nature, the customs administration may levy flat-rate import duties other than value added tax and internal taxes on goods sent in small con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Declarations of existence and accounts

Article 286

…vided by the administration. A declaration is also compulsory in the event of cessation of business;2° Provide, on a form supplied by the administration, all information relating to its professional a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2455

…if other properties mortgaged to the same debt are still in the possession of the principal debtor, and request prior discussion of the matter in accordance with the procedure laid down in Chapter I o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2457

The third party purchaser must compensate the mortgagee for the loss resulting from any deterioration that has reduced the value of the property through his own act or fault. However, he may obtain re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2458

…debt, the difference is for the third-party purchaser, except for the rights of his creditors registered on the property.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Preferential and resale rights

Article 2450

…is in competition with other mortgage creditors, he is paid in the rank assigned to him by articles 2418 to 2420.

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