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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-8

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy is made up of seven colleges whose members have the right to vote:1° The college of representatives of local and regional authorities, comprising :a) The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

The "Oncological surgery" modality comprises the following entries: I.-Category A providing oncology surgery in adults for one or more of the following seven tumour locations, mentioned in the authori…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

…ent (French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms), referred to in Article L. 511-29, shall adopt a banking accessibility charter in order to strengthen the effectiveness of the righ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

…3-2 of the same code, are subject to a tax to finance the support fund created by Article 92 of Law No. 2013-1278 du 29 December 2013 de finances pour 2014, in respect of their activity carried out on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consumer rights

Article L217-5

I.-In addition to the criteria of conformity with the contract, goods are conforming if they meet the following criteria: 1° It is fit for the purpose normally expected of goods of the same type, taki…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 363

A simple adoption confers the adopter's name on the adopted person by adding it to the latter's name. However, if the adopted person is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this addit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 75-3

The duration of a preliminary investigation may not exceed two years from the first act of the investigation, including if this act occurred as part of a flagrante delicto investigation. The prelimina…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 86

The examining magistrate orders the complaint to be forwarded to the public prosecutor so that the latter can make his recommendations. The public prosecutor may ask the examining magistrate for a fur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-2

The removal of elements from the human body and the collection of its products may not be carried out without the donor's prior consent. This consent may be revoked at any time.The use of elements and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

The application for final approval must be accompanied by the following information and supporting documents: 1° A copy of the final contract concluded between the French executive production company…

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