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

Article L3211-12-1

I.-A patient's full hospitalisation may not continue without a decision on this measure having been taken by the liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has first been referred by the director o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

…boundaries of and conditions of access to the zones referred to in Articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ; f) Preparation for and response to radiological emergencies as provided for in Section 12 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-120-1

…h regard to working conditions. He receives collective and individual complaints from employees. He may refer to the Agency and Working Conditions Committee or, where applicable, to the Health, Safety…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-2

Where applicable, expenditure relating to the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation personnalisée d'autonomie (personalised autonomy allowance) are tracked in an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R5125-24-12

…le de pharmaciens d'officine, a liquidator is chosen from among the members. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary sancti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-5

…fore the family affairs judge of the court with territorial jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 211-12 of the code of judicial organisation. A request for a ban on the child leaving French territory w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R123-121-3

The documents certifying that the formalities provided for in articles L. 526-9 and L. 526-11 in the event of the assignment of new assets or the withdrawal of assigned assets subsequent to the creati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…erts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence from the parties involved. It may, however, appoint a single expert from the same list if it considers this sufficient. In the abs…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, at their request, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-12

Participation in the work of the jury provided for in article D. 2223-55-11 gives rise to the payment, by the training body, of remuneration, equivalent to that received by public employees who partic…

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