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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 L3212-12

The terms and conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined as necessary by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion bet…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-12

The regional prefect has two months in which to issue the authorisation or make known his reasoned refusal, if he considers that the organisation does not ensure conditions of safety for disabled adul…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation for damage

Article 849-12

The judgment recognising the defendant's liability shall specify whether the individual reparation procedure or the collective procedure for the liquidation of damages is applied.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1241-1

…mit for appealing against orders made by the guardianship judge shall run: 1° In respect of persons to whom the order must be notified, from the date of such notification; 2° In respect of other perso…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1242-1

When the appeal is lodged by the guardianship judge, he or she shall attach to the file a note setting out the grounds for his or her appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1244-1

…ays in advance, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. A copy of the summons is sent to the persons concerned by ordinary letter. The summons is equivalent to a summons to appear.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1239-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 1239-1, an appeal against a deliberation of the family council is open to all its members and to the guardianship judge, regardless of their opinion at t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1245-1

Unless the case is decided at the first hearing, the clerk shall notify those summoned who have not been verbally notified of the date of subsequent hearings.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1239-2

An appeal against a judgment refusing to grant a protective measure in respect of a person of full age is only open to the applicant.

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