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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-4

The maximum number of places reserved for election posters, other than those set up next to polling stations, is set at sixteen in Saint-Martin.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Main contract

Article L313-41

…r indirectly, even partially, using one or more loans governed by the provisions of sections 1 to 5 and section 7 of this chapter, this deed is entered into under the suspensive condition of obtaining…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-4

Professional secrecy, established in the interests of patients, is binding on all doctors under the conditions laid down by law. Confidentiality covers everything that comes to the doctor's knowledge…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-4

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

Article R4127-42

…called upon to provide care to a minor must endeavour to inform his parents or legal representative and obtain their consent. If the minor is capable of expressing his wishes and participating in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

…ving the opinion of the commission for authorisation to practice mentioned in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2 and on the basis of a file, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters.

Article R128-4

…28-1 to L. 128-3 : 1° Is less than 2,000 euros, in respect of damages other than those affecting a land motor vehicle;2° Is less than 325 euros, in respect of damage affecting a land motor vehicle,the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L4332-4

…34% to the tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax levied in the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes by the communes mentioned in Article L. 2333-26 as well as by the public establi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-4

…L. 751-8 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreign Nationals and the Right of Asylum) or placed under house arrest pursuant to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1238-4

Dismissal without notifying the administrative authority in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 1233-46 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros, imposed as many times as there are empl…

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