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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-174

…care for psychiatric patients, certain types of care, defined by order of the Minister for Health, may be provided outside the authorised site. The authorisation specifies the places where these care…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 171-1

…rench diplomatic or consular authorities, in accordance with French law. However, these authorities may only proceed with the celebration of a marriage between a French national and a foreigner in tho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of fines and confiscation as well as reparation measures for victims

Article 627-17

…rty or the proceeds of their sale to the court or to the Victims' Trust Fund. Such property or sums may also be allocated to the victims, if the court has so decided and proceeded to designate them. A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17

…been enforced within one year of the date on which the sentence became final, the sentenced person may apply to the sentence enforcement judge for one of the measures provided for in the first paragr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-17

The following are by nature unfit for habitation and may not therefore be made available for habitation, whether free of charge or in return for payment, in application of article L. 1331-23 : 1° Cell…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…tions performed on samples transmitted by a medical biology laboratory pursuant to Article L. 6211-19 may not exceed 15% of the total number of medical biology examinations performed in whole or in pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article D1233-10

…ttee, as a result of a failure to act recorded under the conditions provided for in article L. 2314-9, the employer shall attach to the notification of the proposed redundancies the report of the fail…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-17

…blication of the order subjecting the patent to the ex officio licence system, any qualified person may apply to the Minister responsible for industrial property for the grant of a licence to exploit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

The territorial jurisdiction of a judicial court may be extended to the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal for the investigation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-17

…omic grounds are urgent, unavoidable and essential during the observation period, the administrator may be authorised by the juge-commissaire to make such redundancies. Prior to the referral to the of…

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