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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-255

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to the provisions of Titles III and IV of Book VI relating to the receivership and compulsory liquidation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities and contentious actions

Article L2541-25

The mayor, in an emergency, may, without the prior authorisation of the municipal council, bring and defend possessory actions and perform any legal act necessary to preserve the rights of the municip…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Local hospitals

Article R6111-25

I.-The accreditation procedure is regional. The list of local hospitals is drawn up for each region by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The establishment or site applying for inclus…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-25

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose statutory purpose includes the fight against violence, insults, defamation, moral harassment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-25

If the owner or his assigns fail to maintain an undeveloped plot of land or part of an undeveloped plot of land located within a residential area or at a maximum distance of 50 metres from dwellings,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

When the application of a fiscal or budgetary provision results in an increase or decrease in the operating resources of a commune that is a member of a syndicate by a percentage equal to or greater t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-25

…commission of a felony, a misdemeanour or a fifth-class contravention provided for in articles R. 625-1 to R. 625-3, R. 625-7, R. 625-9, R. 635-1, R. 635-3 à R. 635-5, R. 645-1, R. 645-2 and R. 645-5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-25

Tissues or their derivatives or cell therapy preparations are distributed under the responsibility of the responsible person referred to in Article R. 1243-12 or, where applicable, the person responsi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Health department

Article R1424-25

The Health Sub-Directorate includes, in particular, nurses, doctors, pharmacists and veterinary surgeons as well as, where appropriate, expert psychologists and expert health professionals from volunt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of dental surgeons in relation to social medicine.

Article R4127-250

Except in emergencies, and subject to the legislative or regulatory provisions relating to occupational medical and social services, any dental surgeon who carries out a preventive dental service on b…

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