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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care without consent

Article R6123-200

…be authorised for "child and adolescent psychiatry". Exceptionally, a minor over the age of sixteen may be cared for by a holder of both the "care without consent" and "adult psychiatry" authorisation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company

Article R743-139-26

…arise the situation. If the company is unable to regularise the situation, the Minister for Justice may invite the partners, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to pronounce the earl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-20

…th establishments authorised in application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 6146-1 not to create centres of activity, the director of the establishment may, on the proposal of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-4

…to authorise a signal distributor to represent a work under the conditions mentioned in article L. 122-2-4 may only be exercised by a collective management organisation.If this organisation is governe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 A

…icable tax law, are not genuine having regard to all the relevant facts and circumstances. A scheme may comprise several stages or parts. For the purposes of this Article, an arrangement or series of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-7

…r, within fifteen days of the date on which this decision has become final. Notwithstanding Article 61-4, changes to first names correlative to a decision to change gender are only entered in the marg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L3123-20-1

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity cannot effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article L4135-20-1

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity cannot effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-20

…n particular: 1° The identity of the investigator(s), their qualifications, experience and duties ; 2° The dates and places where the trial was conducted; 3° The information mentioned in 2° and 3° of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

…parent undertaking is an undertaking which has exclusive control, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, over one or more other undertakings or which exercises a dominant inf…

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