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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-39

…o the exercise of his general powers of control, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, on his own initiative or at the request of the Supervisory Board or the Director of the institu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of heads of division

Article R6146-3

In the interests of the service, the duties of the head of the department may be terminated by a joint decision of the director and the chairman of the hospital medical committee, after consulting, in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-3

…l execution has not been requested, or if, having been requested, the judge has omitted to rule, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as soon as he is seis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-2

…he needs of the child, the resources of the debtor, the family situation of the latter. The pension may be due beyond the majority of the child, if he is still in need, unless this condition is attrib…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions common to general savings products with special tax treatment

Article L221-37

With regard to credit institutions, breaches of the provisions of Article L. 221-35 may also be recorded in the manner provided for in Article L. 221-36 by Banque de France inspectors specially author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedural safeguards.

Article L1332-3

…take a precautionary measure of immediate dismissal, no definitive sanction relating to these acts may be taken unless the procedure provided for in Article L. 1332-2 has been followed.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-36

The pursuing creditor or the registered creditors may, without having to obtain the authorisation of the court, use any additional means of information to announce the sale. Such means must not entail…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-3

Aforeign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 may be placed in detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 if they present a non-negligible risk of absconding as defined in arti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-3

…avour of the creditor or both parties.The party for whose exclusive benefit the term has been fixed may renounce it without the consent of the other.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

…tnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may provide care prescribed by a doctor in the event of a pathological pregnancy or post-natal perio…

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