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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-18

I. - When the analytical phase of a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in a medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carrie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article L421-10

A foreign national who is recruited by a young innovative company carrying out research and development projects, as defined in article 44 sexies-0 A of the General Tax Code, or by an innovative compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article L222-11

In the event of the receivership or liquidation of one of the general partners, a ban on practising a commercial profession or incapacity affecting one of the general partners, the partnership is diss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-15

If the company has given its consent to a proposed pledge of company shares under the conditions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 223-14, such consent shall constitute app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expressing the wishes of patients refusing treatment and patients at the end of life

Article L1111-12

When a person, in the advanced or terminal phase of a serious and incurable disease, whatever the cause, is incapable of expressing his wishes, the doctor is obliged to enquire about the expression of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-1

The service of hosting personal health data collected from natural or legal persons at the origin of the production or collection of this data or directly from the persons concerned without holding th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-11

Where research is carried out at the Institution nationale des invalides or in a health establishment or army hospital with an in-house pharmacy, failure by the sponsor to notify the pharmacist in cha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-106

…receivership proceedings are opened against a company issuing securities giving access to the capital under the conditions of article L. 228-91, the period provided for exercising the right to an allo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article L733-16

When they are no longer under house arrest pursuant to 7° of article L. 731-3, foreign nationals subject to a French territorial ban may be required to declare the address of the premises where they r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2511-1

The exercise of the right to strike may not justify termination of the employment contract, except in the event of gross negligence attributable to the employee. Exercising the right to strike may not…

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