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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-7

When the judicial authorities consider that the mental state of a person who has benefited, on the basis of the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the French Criminal Code, from a decision to discont…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

In the case of existing enclosures, the application for approval must include the following documents: 1° The documents referred to in 4° to 7°, and, where applicable, 8°, 10° and 11°, designated in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: College

Article R3211-6

The maximum period within which the College must give its opinion is set at five days from the date on which the College is convened. For the application of the provisions of II of article L. 3211-12…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion to attachment for payment

Article R523-10

Where necessary, the provisions of articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article L2392-10

The provisions of articles L. 2192-10 and L. 2192-12 to L. 2192-14 apply.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-2

En application des 4°, 5° et 6° de l'article L. 221-5, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information: 1° His name or business name, the geographical address where the trader is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-22

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Without having obtained the favourable opinion of a committee for the protection of individuals and, in the case o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-54

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, it is an offence for a lender to grant a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with Article L. 315-9 or under cond…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-13

The following may not be invoked against victims or their dependants:1° The excess provided for in Article L. 121-1 ; 2° Forfeitures, with the exception of the regular suspension of cover for non-paym…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

Orders issued by the Ministers for Health and Ecology and the Minister for the Interior, after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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