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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Forgery as a principal claim.

Article 302

If the defendant does not appear or declares that he wishes to use the disputed writing, the procedure shall be as set out in Articles 287 to 295.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments receiving pregnant women.

Article L2322-2

The authorised facilities that private health establishments are required to have in order to carry out voluntary terminations of pregnancy are set by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments receiving pregnant women.

Article L2322-1

The provisions of Book I of Part Six are applicable to health establishments receiving pregnant women.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Merchants and persons treated as such

Article 534

All persons who separate and refine gold, silver or platinum for the trade, as well as auctioneers, ministerial officers or any other bodies (auction rooms, municipal credit institutions, etc.) carryi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-1

…reinsurance undertakings concerned which have their head office in France of the reasoned decision. II.During the six-month period referred to in the first paragraph of this Article, the Autorité de c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-8

…er of employees benefiting from the matching contribution mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of II of article L. 6315-1 and the sums paid in this respect;-the number of employees benefiting from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-8

…ments after generic examination of their implementation conditions by the Nuclear Safety Authority. II - The Nuclear Safety Authority receives declarations, registers them and grants authorisations. T…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…e No. 2017-891 of 6 May 2017 repealing Article R. 121-3 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.2° Book II, with the exception of 4° of Article R. 211-3 and 3°, 5° and 6° of Article R. 241-1 ;Article R. 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

…nd probation service, where appropriate with the help of organisations authorised for this purpose. II.-The Paris Sentence Enforcement Court may only impose the judicial measure for the prevention of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

…n found not criminally responsible under the articles 706-120, 706-125, 706-129, 706-133 ou 706-134.II.-Refusing to submit to the biological sample provided for in the first paragraph of I is punishab…

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