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

Article L3211-7

A person hospitalised in application of chapters II and III of the present code orarticle 706-135 of the code of criminal procedure in a care establishment retains the domicile that was his prior to h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe II

STRUCTURE OF THE PRIMARY OR AMENDING BUDGETS AND DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THESE BUDGETS BY ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY NETWORK The primary and amending budgets of est…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-9

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. The provis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe II

…rvices presented determined by the organiser, known as nomenclature (if exhibition as defined in 1° and 2° of article R. 762-4) (4):Event details in figures(Estimates for new events, certified figures…

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Article Annexe II

Annex II: Relative to the information that must appear in the annual report provided for in article R. 2333-120-15 1° Name of the municipality, public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…variables that are relevant from a biophysical point of view are chosen according to the wavelength and duration of the radiation emitted by the source. More than one physical exposure variable, and t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-7

…verned by this Title. At the end of this period, the contractual relationship is governed by Titles II and III of Book II of Part One, with the exception of Article L. 1221-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2-1 FOR COMPANIES WITH BETWEEN 50 AND 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve c…

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

Article L3211-12-6

…sychiatric care measure taken against a person is lifted in application of this chapter or chapters II or III of this title, a psychiatrist from the host establishment will inform the person, as far a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-43

…les L. 132-38 et seq. to be entrusted to one or more collective management bodies governed by Title II of Book III.

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