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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-3

…the fourth paragraph" and the fourth paragraph of the same article do not apply; 4° Article L. 1111-8 is applicable as drafted in Order no. 2017-27 of 12 January 2017, with the exception of the last s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-2

…applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1221-2, L. 1221-8-2, L. 1221-9, L. 1221-10-1, and L. 1221-13, and subject to the adaptations provided for in this Ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-2

…ary interruption of pregnancy or the prior procedures provided for by articles L. 2212-3 to L. 2212-8 by any means, including electronically or online, in particular by disseminating or transmitting a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-11

…by the medico-social establishments and services mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 311-8 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ;c) The role and method of designation of referenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Admission to psychiatric care of prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article L3214-2

Articles L. 3211-3, L. 3211-4, L. 3211-6, L. 3211-8, L. 3211-9, L. 3211-12 to L. 3211-12-4 and L. 3211-12-6 apply to prisoners hospitalised on account of their mental disorder, subject to the restrict…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-2

…cial costs of the addiction treatment, support and prevention centres referred to in article L. 314-8 of the Social Action and Family Code.However, when the treatment is carried out with accommodation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-6

…rovided for in article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and who have passed the examination for the third year of midwifery studies are autho…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-5

…y; 7° the rights granted to the holders of securities issued under the terms of article L. 322-2-1; 8° The effective date of the transaction and any conditions precedent.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Safeguard measures

Article R385-23

…nt to Article L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 385-8 of this Code or a short-term financing plan pursuant to the same Article, the plan must include…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-11

…ections of these promotional materials must be in foreign or bilingual French and foreign versions; 8° Purchase of advertising space in the specialist trade press; 9° Registration of works on viewing…

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