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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-2

I. - The decision to limit or stop treatment shall respect the patient's wishes as previously expressed in advance directives. When the patient is incapable of expressing his or her wishes, the decisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-30-1

Where the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 99-2 is applied to narcotic substances seized in the course of the proceedings, the investigating judge must retain a sample of these products i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…ration can be considered as an act of daily life within the meaning of the provisions of article L. 313-26 of the same code, that this care or treatment has been prescribed by a doctor and that the pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-39

For the purposes of Article 696-135, the Public Prosecutor responsible for deciding whether investigations will be continued by the Public Prosecutor who has refused to relinquish jurisdiction or by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-3

…679 of 27 April 2016, with the data controller mentioned in the same I. III. - Pursuant to Article 23(1)(e) and (i) of the Regulation referred to in the previous paragraph, the rights of erasure and o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-2

The Director appoints the members of the Executive Board who belong to the medical professions, on presentation of a list of proposals drawn up by the Chairman of the Institutional Medical Board. In u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

…the following direct taxes: council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not used as a main residence, property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties.For eac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

…followed, where appropriate, by its acronym; >The form of the company 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital to be subscribed; 4° The intended address of the registered office; >…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34-1

…uthorisation to transfer the body to a coffin suitable for cremation, provided for in article L. 2223-42-1, is issued by the mayor of the municipality of the place where the coffin is opened and chang…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-30-2

…f a report made in accordance with Article L. 561-15, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 refers the matter to the Public Prosecutor, it shall inform the person referred to in Article L. 5…

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