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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-3

…ing treatment, shall be used following a collegiate procedure, as defined in III of Article R. 4127-37-2, the purpose of which is to check that the conditions provided for by law are met.Reasons must…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training

Article R4623-31-3

…e procedures for organising the specific occupational health training provided for in article L. 4623-10, the framework for checking the knowledge acquired during the training course and the assessmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-39-3

When the chiropodist participates in a public information campaign of an educational, scientific or health nature, regardless of the means of dissemination, he or she shall use only confirmed data, sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Direct access to specialised technical facilities

Article R6123-32-3

…e conditions under which patients involved in the specialised activity referred to in article R. 6123-32-1 are referred to the establishment referred to in article R. 6123-32-2 and the conditions unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 382

…ave jurisdiction. For the trial of the offence of abandonment of family provided for by article 227-3 of the Criminal Code, the court of the domicile or residence of the person who is to receive the p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules.

Article 382

…re also applicable to fines and value confiscation ordered for customs offences and contraventions. 3 (paragraph repealed). 4. When an offender dies before having paid the fines, confiscations and oth…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Striking off and withdrawal from the roll.

Article 383

Removal from the roll and withdrawal from the roll are measures of judicial administration. Unless the proceedings have lapsed, the case shall be reinstated, in the event of removal from the roll, on…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…ic, of foreign notarial authentic instruments pursuant to:- of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, r…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Disposal of goods confiscated or abandoned by transaction.

Article 390

…d at that of the judicial court; after this period, no application for recovery shall be admissible.3. When goods that do not comply with the obligations set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-33

I.-The advertisement provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-11 shall specify at least the date and place of the planned sale, the name of the voluntary sales operator and the date of it…

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