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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Degrees.

Article 741

The closeness of kinship is established by the number of generations; each generation is called a degree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information and prevention

Article L3511-1

The Government sets the date of an annual event called "No Smoking Day" by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Commission for pharmacy assistants and hospital pharmacy assistants.

Article D4241-23

The chairman of the committee may call in experts, who sit in an advisory capacity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6124-249

A psychiatrist is available on site or on call, with response times compatible with the safety of care.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-44

…sponsible for receiving, processing and possibly redirecting requests for assistance. The emergency call handling systems of the fire and rescue services are interconnected with the call reception and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-47-1

…t an average of five half-days per week over twelve months. Where appropriate, they take part in on-call duty. All on-call duty is training. Medical students take part in courses, tests and examinatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 880

…ppears materially impossible, the powers vested in the lawyer by the articles 63-4 to 63-4-3 may be exercised by a person chosen by the person in police custody, who is not implicated for the same act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-117

…by the Board of Directors or the Management Board and the Statutory Auditors to the General Meeting called to authorise an issue of securities referred to in Articles L. 228-91 et L. 228-93 is governe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L134-1-1

…n over the entire territory of urban communities, metropolises or the Lyon metropolitan area, it is called a "metropolitan tourist office" or a "community tourist office" and exercises the powers ment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1400

I. - Subject to the provisions of Articles 1403 and 1404, all property, whether built or unbuilt, must be taxed in the name of the current owner.II. - When a property is encumbered by usufruct or leas…

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