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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Medical care contracts

Article L224-105

…relating to patient information by healthcare professionals are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I of Part One of the Public Health Code. The rules relating to patient info…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 15: Funeral service contracts

Article L224-108

…of the chapitre III du titre II du livre II de la deuxième partie du code général des collectivités territoriales.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 12: Package travel contracts

Article L224-104

…racts for the sale of package travel and holidays are laid down by the provisions of the Single chapter of Title I of Book II of the Tourism Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Package travel contracts

Article R224-12

…r the sale of package travel and package holidays are laid down by the provisions of the single chapter of the Title I of Book II of the Tourism Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical care contracts

Article D224-13

…plying the obligations relating to cosmetic surgery services are laid down by the provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book III of Part Six of the Public Health Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Funeral service contracts

Article R224-16

…for applying the rules relating to funeral service contracts are laid down by the provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Special provisions for certain cross-border investigative measures.

Article 178-1

…eration between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (taking of evidence) (recast), gives rise to costs for the translation of the forms to be sent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-1

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication and proof of judgments

Article 1082-1

Divorce or legal separation shall be proved to third parties simply by producing an extract of the decision pronouncing it containing only its operative part, accompanied by proof of its enforceabilit…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1241-1

The time limit for appealing against orders made by the guardianship judge shall run: 1° In respect of persons to whom the order must be notified, from the date of such notification; 2° In respect of…

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