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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-6

…r updating the electronic files of nurses holding a European professional card, pursuant to Article 4 of the aforementioned Order No. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-4

…inion from the consortium's strategic committee, the director general of the regional health agency may, in the light of the intentions and capacities of all the establishments belonging to the consor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464

…an offence, it shall impose the penalty. It shall rule, where appropriate, on the civil action, and may order the provisional payment, in whole or in part, of the damages awarded. It also has the opti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 469

…nalty, the court shall refer the public prosecutor to proceed in such manner as it shall advise. It may, after hearing the Public Prosecutor, issue, by the same decision, a committal or arrest warrant…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 49

…ithin three days.The civil registrars of the communes referred to in the third paragraph of Article 40 are exempt from sending notice of the mention to the registry.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 463

…ded for in Articles 151 to 155. This additional information obeys the rules laid down by articles 114,119,120 and 121. The public prosecutor may obtain, if necessary by means of requisitions, communic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 486

…hich shall be verified in accordance with the procedures defined by the mandate and which the judge may in any event have verified in accordance with the procedures set out in article 512.

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414

…factured tobacco products. The prison sentence is increased to a maximum of five years and the fine may be up to three times the value of the object of fraud when the acts of smuggling, importing or e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Territorial jurisdiction.

Article 46

In addition to the court of the place where the defendant resides, the plaintiff may bring proceedings at his own choice: - in matters relating to a contract, the court for the place of actual deliver…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to protected adults

Article 422

…age was committed by the judicial representative for the protection of adults, the liability action may be directed against the latter or against the State, which has a recourse action.

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