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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-120

…wing up the patient's therapeutic plan and facilitating referral. Within this framework, the holder may set up telehealth activities and mobile teams.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-6

…egislative provision was not applicable to the dispute or to the proceedings in question, the court may, if it intends to apply this provision when considering the case, retract this refusal and refer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article L122-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 122-2, local semi-public sports companies formed before 29 December 1999 may retain their previous legal status. The provisions of articles L. 122-3, L. 12…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of benefits

Article L551-12

…enefit of subsidiary protection and persons who have been the subject of a final rejection decision may be, on an exceptional and temporary basis, kept in a place of accommodation mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Vehicles used for transporting bodies after coffining (R).

Article D2223-120

…all designate the body or bodies responsible for carrying out the compliance inspection.The prefect may at any time order that the vehicle undergo a compliance inspection within a period that he presc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-12

…representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 who encounters a difficulty, may request by simple letter that the assigned judge set a time l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prevention and occupational health services common to undertakings constituting an economic and social unit.

Article D4622-12

…l unit has been recognised between separate undertakings under the conditions set out in article L. 2322-4 and the number of employees monitored reaches or exceeds 500, an occupational health and prev…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-12

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in Article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, of the offence defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10 shall be liable, in ad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-12

…evel from among the employees of the member undertakings. Employers' and employees' representatives may not serve more than two consecutive terms. Its chairman is elected from among the employee repre…

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

Article R214-120

…of the Autorité des marchés financiers in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article L. 214-73 may, in accordance with Article R. 214-95 and under the conditions laid down in that Article, includ…

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