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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-12

The measures of restraint applied to foreign nationals detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 are strictly proportionate to the need for verification operations and for keeping them at the disposal of…

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

Article L3211-12

I.-A case may be referred to the liberty and custody judge within whose jurisdiction the reception facility is located, at any time, with a view to ordering the immediate release of a psychiatric care…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-126

Article L. 3142-125 also applies to an employee who wishes to carry out research and innovation activities in a public research establishment, a local authority or a public or private company, unless…

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

Article L551-12

…gees or granted the benefit of subsidiary protection and persons who have been the subject of a final rejection decision may be, on an exceptional and temporary basis, kept in a place of accommodation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Artistic agent activity

Article L7121-12

Subject to compliance with the incompatibility set out in article L. 7121-9, an artistic agent may produce a live performance within the meaning of Chapter II, if he holds a live performance entrepren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-12

Decisions concerning the execution or destruction of works on the land of others may only be executed after the deposit of a bond, the amount of which is set by the court and which serves as a guarant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-12

The person responsible for a nuclear activity involving the management of radioactive waste or the release of radioactive effluents shall establish and implement an integrated management system for su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Internal organisation.

Article L6146-12

Notwithstanding articles L. 6144-1, L. 6144-2 and L. 6146-9, the director of the institution may decide, on a joint proposal from the chairmen of the institutional medical committee and the nursing, r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-12

If the employer is unable to offer the employee another job, it shall inform him/her in writing of the reasons for the refusal to redeploy. The employer may only terminate the employment contract if h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-12

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer as provided for in article L. 1224-1 , the central social and economic committee of the absorbed company remains in office if the company r…

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