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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: Special conditions for the "addictive behaviour" option

Article D6124-177-57

…asis. Whenever necessary, on the basis of a medical proposal and with the patient's agreement, they may involve one or more members of the patient's family.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-7

…essly stated in the contract that this option does not apply to the beneficiary of the contract, he may, at any time, send the beneficiary of the contract, by registered letter or electronic registere…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-3

…mining magistrate or the liberty and custody judge shall specify the duration of the measure, which may not exceed that of the detention order, in the order by which he subjects a person to judicial i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-5

…ions made in administrative form by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, a deposit may be paid to the seller, upon expiry of the periods open for taking registrations with retroactive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article D6323-14-5

…ver a request for a professional transition project, the regional interprofessional joint committee may, under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 6323-17-1, mobilise the alloc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

The administrative authority shall notify the employer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the setting up of a relay establishment

Article L613-53-4

…her person ; 2° The bridge institution no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article L. 613-53-1 ; 3° All or most of the assets, rights or obligations of the bridge facility have been transfer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-9

…of Book II or other property titles governed by the law of a third country, the resolution college may require the administrator, liquidator or any other person exercising control over the person sub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-56

…person heard by decision of the magistrate pursuant to the second paragraph of Article R. 2333-120-52, have been heard.The decision shall state the date on which it was handed down and, where applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification, publication and filing.

Article L2231-5-1

…s.After the conclusion of the group, inter-company, company or establishment agreement, the parties may agree that part of the agreement need not be published in accordance with the first paragraph. T…

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