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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-1

…two conditions are met:1° Their mental disorder makes it impossible for them to give their consent;2° Their mental state requires immediate care with either constant medical supervision justifying fu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-8

…s:1° In the event of the death of the accompanied or joined national or if the latter leaves France;2° In the event of divorce or annulment of the marriage with the accompanied or joined national.Prio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-24

…erred to in 7° of Article L. 122-5, the applicant must also provide proof that it is approved under 2° of Article L. 122-5-1 and that it has requested and been refused the transmission of the digital…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-20

…dit institution, the ten-year period is extended to twenty years from the date of the last payment; 2° For inactive accounts mentioned in 2° of I of the same Article L. 312-19, at the end of a period…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-27

…ications certifying that the holder has at least three years' professional experience in that State;2° Or full-time practice of the profession for at least two years during the previous ten years in a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-5

…sure and the fact that he or she has the following rights: 1° to be assisted by an interpreter; and 2° To be assisted, under the conditions set out in article L. 813-6, by a lawyer appointed by the de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4322-4

…al training of 2,028 hours, in the form of lectures (985 hours) and supervised work (1,043 hours) ; 2° 1,170 hours of clinical training. Additional personal work is estimated at 2,202 hours. This incl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compliance with company admission conditions

Article 122-9

…y means of the following documents: 1° A K extract or a K bis extract dated less than three months; 2° A copy of the articles of association and, where applicable, any agreement between partners or sh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L352-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 352-2, the provisions of the articles mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-68

…fied electronically or by any other means giving a certain date of receipt to: 1° To the platform ; 2° To the representative ; 3° To the organisation recognised as representative pursuant to Article L…

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