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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Furnishings

Article 536

The sale or gift of a house, with all that is in it, does not include cash, nor active debts and other rights, the titles to which may be deposited in the house; all other chattel effects are included…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

…all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of article R. 1142-46. It prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors, to which it reports on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-5

For safety reasons, public and private health establishments authorised under article L. 6122-1 to operate an obstetrics and gynaecology unit offer pregnant women a temporary non-medical accommodation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information about accidents at work

Article R4121-5

…blishes that he was unable to learn of the death until after the expiry of this time limit. In this case, the twelve-hour time limit given to the employer to inform the Labour Inspectorate control off…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article 598

Where the sentence handed down is the same as that imposed by the law applicable to the offence, no one may seek to have the judgment set aside on the pretext that there has been an error in the citat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Export or delivery to another Member State of the European Union

Article 543

Works of gold, silver or platinum may, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State, be exported or be the subject of a delivery to another Member State of the European Union witho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 565

A writ of summons may only be declared null and void where it has had the effect of prejudicing the interests of the person whom it concerns, subject, as regards time limits for summons, to the provis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Property in relation to those who own it

Article 537

Private individuals have free disposal of the property belonging to them, subject to the modifications established by the laws. Property that does not belong to private individuals is administered and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 53

1. Customs officers are under the special protection of the law. It is forbidden for any person : a) insult them, ill-treat them or disturb them in the performance of their duties ; b) obstruct them i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 53

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction may at any time verify the state of the registers; he or she will draw up a summary report of the verification, denounce any contraventions or offen…

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