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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-153

The burns treatment facility includes at least : 1° A technical area for receiving and conditioning patients ; 2° One or more full-time hospitalisation sectors comprising : - at least 6 beds adapted f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-156

Continuity of care is ensured in the burns treatment facility by at least one doctor who is a member of the medical team meeting the conditions mentioned in 1° of I and II of article D. 6124-155. Howe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Appeals provided for in article L. 464-7.

Article R464-21

The Minister for Economic Affairs, when he is not a party to the proceedings, and the Competition Authority may submit written and oral observations. The latter are presented at their request or at th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Appeals provided for in article L. 464-7.

Article R464-20

…L. 464-7 shall be brought before the court of appeal by way of summons to a hearing previously indicated by the first president or his delegate. On pain of nullity, the summons shall contain, in addi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-41

The provisions of this sub-section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of the Law n° 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 and whose corporate object is the joint practice of the profession of industr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-146

…judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-3

…wording prior to Law no. 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 on the rectifying finances for 2017,is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the following adaptations:1° The first paragrap…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Premium rate telephone number

Article L121-16

The telephone number for receiving a consumer's call with a view to obtaining the proper performance of a contract concluded with a trader or the handling of a complaint may not be surcharged.This num…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Premium rate telephone number

Article L132-21

Any breach of the obligations relating to the consumer assistance telephone number mentioned in article L. 121-16 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 131

…consultation with the public prosecutor, may issue an arrest warrant for the person if the offence carries a penalty of correctional imprisonment or a more serious penalty.

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