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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-2

…t proposes to end a psychiatric care measure concerning a person mentioned in II of article L. 3211-12 or proposes, if the person is in full hospitalisation, to modify the form of his care, the direct…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, natural persons benefiting from the regime defined in article 50-0 of the General Tax Code may not prepare annual accounts. They k…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

…ursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of cons…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-25

…ith articles L. 421-22 or L. 421-23, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-12 and the children of the latter in the year following their eighteenth birthday or falling within…

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

Article L613-15-1

…e a breeder cannot obtain or exploit a plant variety right without infringing an earlier patent, he may request the grant of a licence under that patent insofar as such licence is necessary for the ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G : Claim for refund of value added tax borne in another Member State

Article 289 D

Taxable persons established in France may apply for a refund of the value added tax borne in another Member State under the conditions laid down in Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008 layi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

…with the conditions of the authorisation is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros. The establishment may also be closed. A repeat offence within three years is punishable by two years' imprisonment and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-22

…ovided for by the implementing regulation of the European Commission adopted pursuant to Article 35(12) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014. It shall i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General duties

Article R4312-1

…provided for in articles L. 4311-1 et seq. and to the student nurses referred to in article L. 4311-12. In accordance with article L. 4312-7, the Conseil national de l'ordre des infirmiers is responsi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3-1

…purposes of personality investigations pursuant to Article 132-70-1 of the Criminal Code, the court may also place or maintain the convicted person under judicial supervision pursuant to the first par…

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