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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-137

The person who is the subject of a measure ordered pursuant to articles 706-136 or 706-136-1 may ask the liberty and custody judge in the place where the hospital is located or where they live to orde…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-23

The owner of the sports stadium concerned, or his representative, if this owner is not the municipality whose mayor is vested with the power of municipal policing over this sports stadium, attends mee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-1

I.-A regulated market in financial instruments is a multilateral system that brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying and selling interests in financial inst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-1

Pharmacy assistants are the only people authorised to help the pharmacy owner and the pharmacists assisting him/her in preparing and dispensing medicines for human and veterinary medicine to the publi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° of article L. 4211-1, legal entities complying with good distribution practices defined by order of the Minister for Health may be authorised to dispense gases for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-14

Councils are elected by a majority of the members present or having voted by post or electronically.A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the composition of the various councils and disciplin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-5

Councils are elected by a majority of the members present or having voted by post or electronically.A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will determine the composition of the various councils and disciplina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-6

Councils are elected by a majority of the members present or having voted by post or electronically.A decree of the Council of State shall determine the composition of the various councils and discipl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-21

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement signed with the distribution company.This agreement may include commitments by the distribution company concerning the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Production and preparation aid commissions

Article 311-109

A specialised committee is responsible for giving an opinion on applications for selective financial aid for the production and preparation of works belonging to the genres of audiovisual adaptation o…

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