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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-7

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4124-10-1, L. 4132-8 and L. 4132-8-1, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance of the Ordre des Médecins comprises eight full members and eight alternate mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article R6316-7

The controls mentioned in article L. 6316-3 may be shared between the funders mentioned in article L. 6316-1. These funders shall report to the Minister responsible for vocational training any useful…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-7

The consumer has a period of fourteen completed calendar days in which to exercise his right of withdrawal, without having to give any reason or incur any penalties. The period during which the right…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-71

Recognition and monitoring of a judicial supervision order issued by the competent authority of another State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 696-73 and 696-74. In the absenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40

In the event of an offence under 3° of article 225-10 of the Penal Code, the occupier and the person engaging in prostitution are jointly and severally liable for any damages that may be awarded for n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-50

The public prosecutor or examining magistrate, seised of acts committed voluntarily against a minor, appoints an ad hoc administrator when the minor's interests are not fully protected by his or her l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-7

Deposits made by clients with investment services providers other than portfolio management companies, members of a clearing house or made by such members with a clearing house to cover or guarantee p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-77

In companies, the social and economic committee may apply to the courts for the appointment of an agent to convene the general meeting of shareholders in an emergency. It may also request the inclusio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 762-5

The sentence enforcement judge may also decide to provisionally suspend the execution of the residence ban measure in accordance with the procedures set out in article 712-6. In urgent cases, provisio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Arrangements for access to individual dosimetric monitoring data

Article R4451-70

I.-The occupational physician, under his responsibility, may communicate, in application of Article L. 4451-2, to the radiation protection advisor information covered by medical confidentiality relati…

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