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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 L3212-7

At the end of the first period of psychiatric care ordered in application of the second paragraph of article L. 3212-4, the care may be continued by the director of the establishment for periods of on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…ves implying that a tobacco product has health benefits or that its health risks have been reduced; 5° Containing caffeine, taurine or other additives and stimulants associated with energy and vitalit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-6

…porary ban on practising, with or without a suspended sentence; this ban may not exceed three years;5° Removal from the roll of the association.The first two of these penalties also entail forfeiture…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-13

…part of the sanction becomes enforceable without prejudice to the application of the new sanction; 5° Removal from the roll of the Association. The first two of these penalties also entail forfeiture…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-14

…f the investment policy decided and implemented by the insurance undertaking and on its monitoring; 5° Examines the procedures for transferring the plan or implementing the provisions of II of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…ltural affairs for Guadeloupe" and the words "regional prefect" by the words "State representative";5° (Repealed) ;6° The last paragraph of article R. 2194-10 reads as follows:"This notice is publishe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-7

In companies subject to the obligation to set up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 of the Labour Code and which, at the end of the last financial year, fell into the category of small and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-7-1

I. - Within five working days of the date on which it received the decision of the Competition Authority or was informed of it pursuant to Article L. 430-5, the Minister responsible for the economy ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-14

The penalties provided for in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact, for the persons mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 654-1, in bad faith, with a view to evading all or part of their assets from…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-26

…imum electrical power withdrawn per monthly and annual period, in kilovoltamperes; 4° Bills issued; 5° Where applicable, the data mentioned in 3° of Article D. 224-27; 6° At the consumer's request, th…

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