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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-25

The regional health agency organises the handling of medical and psychological emergencies: It sets up a departmental medical-psychological emergency unit for each health establishment where the emerg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-27

The intervention of the medical and psychological emergency unit is decided by the emergency medical assistance service, where applicable, at the request of the Prefect, particularly in the context of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Medical and psychological emergency units

Article R6311-29

The professionals of the medical and psychological emergency unit intervene under conditions laid down by an agreement between the establishment to which they are attached and the health establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

For the purposes of this Title, the following definitions shall apply:1° "Tariff": all the elements used to determine the amount of the emoluments and lump-sum reimbursements due to the professionals…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 345-1

Simple adoption is permitted regardless of the age of the adopted person.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 344

The following may be adopted:1° Minors for whom the parents or the family council have validly consented to the adoption;2° Wards of the State for whom the family council for wards of the State has co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 345

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 220-1

If one of the spouses seriously fails in his or her duties and thereby jeopardises the interests of the family, the family affairs judge may prescribe any urgent measures required by those interests.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 220-3

Are voidable, at the request of the requesting spouse, all acts performed in violation of the ordinance, if they were performed with a third party in bad faith, or even in the case of property the ali…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Respective rights and duties of spouses

Article 225-1

Each of the spouses may bear, as a matter of usage, the name of the other spouse, by substitution or addition to his or her own name in the order he or she chooses, within the limit of one surname for…

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