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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-7

…se by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat and who carry out an intelligence mission on a principal basis may, when the person is the subject of a measure of psychiatric care without consent, be communicate…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72-1

Public health care institutions may sell receivables at a discount, solely in respect of the income due to the institution by the health insurance scheme in respect of the valuation of activity provid…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Corporate mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165-1

Article R214-214-7

…ules, which specifies in particular the terms and conditions of its intervention and the fees which may, where applicable, be deducted from the fund's assets. It may be terminated at any time at the i…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-76-1

…ration or a mixed syndicate with responsibility for waste treatment within the meaning of this code may define contractual clauses with its member local authorities aimed at introducing an incentive s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers

Article R5412-7-1

…decision within fifteen days of the expiry of the ten-day period within which the person concerned may submit written observations or, if the person concerned asks to be heard, from the date of the h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-74

…lished, a copy of this medium is placed under seal. The operations provided for in Article R. 15-33-71 and this Article may be the subject of a single report.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-7

…ocedures, of charges for water consumption and charges for collective and non-collective sanitation may be entrusted to the same body, which will show the details on the same invoice. In the event of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-7

…ng the application. Where no Community monograph has been established for the product concerned, he may refer to other appropriate monographs, publications or data.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-4

I. - On the basis of the information referred to in article R. 5121-76-3 and the scientific knowledge available, as well as, where applicable, the information transmitted in application of article R.…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

I.-Options may be granted under the same conditions as in articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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