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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-3

…her rehabilitation sought. Before any decision is taken to maintain care pursuant to articles L. 3212-4, L. 3212-7 and L. 3213-4 or to define the form of care pursuant to articles L. 3211-12-5, L. 32…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-17

…e creditors of the individual limited liability entrepreneur mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 526-12 in place of the latter, without this substitution entailing novation in their regard.The creditor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XII: Levy on online horserace betting for the benefit of racing companies

Article 1609 tertricies

…aph of article 302 bis ZJ, from online horse betting mentioned in article 11 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sect…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…motorised vehicles not authorised to circulate on the public highway; d) Article 9 of Decree no. 2012-280 of 28 February 2012 relating to the "car-sharing" label; 3° Environmental protection offences…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

…In emergencies, under conditions determined by decree; 3° In the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

In the event of maternal, foetal or neonatal pathology during pregnancy, childbirth or the postnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…the corresponding storage operations, as defined by the good practices provided for in article L. 5121-5 applicable to this activity.For dressing items and articles presented as complying with the ph…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1164

In framework contracts, it may be agreed that the price will be set unilaterally by one of the parties, with the onus on that party to justify the amount in the event of a dispute. In the event of abu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-2

…The same applies in the event of a transfer of employment contracts as provided for in article L. 1224-1, in the absence of a declaration by the employer of the new company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-34

In the event of an infringement of the provisions concerning child labour set out in this chapter, the court may, depending on the circumstances and only in the event of a repeat offence, order that t…

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