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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-28

…ion, who will draw up a report containing the information provided for in article R. 3211-10, dated and signed by himself and the person concerned. If the person concerned is unable to sign, this is n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-27

The director of the establishment, either on his own initiative or at the request of the judge, shall provide the documents referred to in article R. 3211-12 by any means within five days of registrat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

When the liberty and custody judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

All credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-39

…s of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion rights and in the interests of unitholders, this limit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the manag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Periodicity of reinforced individual monitoring

Article R4624-28

…newal of this visit, carried out by the occupational physician at intervals which he will determine and which may not exceed four years. An interim visit is carried out by a health professional mentio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…ligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended suspension pursuant to article L. 232-23-3-2, t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Terms and conditions of house arrest and detention

Article L752-3

…nt to article L. 752-1, the provisions of articles L. 732-1, L. 732-3, L. 732-7, L. 733-1, L. 733-2 and L. 733-3 are applicable.Failure to comply with the requirements associated with house arrest is…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-3

…e in question referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R3123-21

…epartmental council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling to take part in meetings of the departmental cou…

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