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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Health centres.

Article L6323-3

The Maison de Santé is a legal entity formed by medical professionals, medical auxiliaries or pharmacists.These professionals provide primary care without accommodation within the meaning of article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-31

Unless otherwise stipulated in the lease or agreed by the lessor, any total or partial subletting is prohibited. In the event of an authorised sublease, the landlord is called upon to contribute to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-3

The transfer of the author's rights is subject to the condition that each of the assigned rights is mentioned separately in the deed of transfer and that the field of exploitation of the assigned righ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: OFFICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L333-3

When a foreign national is refused entry into France, the air or sea transport company that carried him or her is obliged to return him or her without delay, at the request of the authorities responsi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

The Minister or the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court shall refuse to register declarations that do not satisfy the legal conditions.The declarant shall be notified of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation for detention

Article 149-3

Decisions taken by the first president of the court of appeal may, within ten days of notification, be appealed to a national commission for compensation for detentions. This commission, which is atta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-7

This chapter shall not apply where the absence of the accused, without a valid excuse, is established at the opening of the hearing or, at any time during the proceedings, before the Assize Court desi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-8

Where the assize court ruling at first instance on the civil action has ordered the provisional payment, in whole or in part, of the damages awarded, such provisional enforcement may be halted, on app…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 quater

The competent administration shall not be obliged to grant assistance to recover or take precautionary measures, to serve documents or judgments, including judicial documents or judgments, or to provi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3

When the activity of an economic entity employing employees under private law is taken over by a public entity as part of a public administrative service, it is the responsibility of this public entit…

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