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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of dental surgeons in relation to social medicine.

Article R4127-249

In the event of salaried practice, the remuneration of the dental surgeon may not be based on standards of productivity and performance which would be likely to be detrimental to the quality of care a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-9

…orms alone an act the performance of which required assistance from the habilitated person, the act may be annulled only if it is established that the protected person has suffered prejudice.The oblig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Crossed cheques

Article L131-45

A cheque with a general bar may only be paid by the drawee to a banker, an electronic money institution, a payment institution, a head of a postal cheque centre or a customer of the drawee. A speciall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 498-1

…a term of imprisonment suspended in part, handed down under the conditions provided for in article 410 and which has not been served personally, the time limit for appeal shall only run from the time…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-45

…er to determine whether partial enforcement of the decision, in respect of only those offences that may justify recognition and enforcement, is possible.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-40

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is substituted for the tourism offices and agency from 1 January 2003, unless the Assembly of Corsica deliberates otherwise. The territorial collectivity of Cor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-4

…inds that advertising for a medical device, which is not covered by the provisions of Articles R. 5213-5 to R. 5213-11, is being disseminated under conditions which contravene the provisions of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

…fine. The same applies to infringements of the provisions of articles R. 3262-1, R. 3262-2, R. 3262-4 to R. 3262-11, R. 3262-16, R. 3262-17, R. 3262-20 to R. 3262-25, R. 3262-33 to R. 3262-35 and R. 3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Security surveillance

Article R53-8-44

Security surveillance for a period of two years may be ordered and, where appropriate, renewed by the regional court for security retention, in respect of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48

I.-The family crèches mentioned in 3° of II of article R. 2324-17 contribute to the provision of both occasional and regular childcare for young children, as well as to the development of the skills o…

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