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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-1

No research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 may be carried out on a person without their free and informed consent, obtained in writing, after they have been given the information provided for in…

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

Article L3211-12-1

I.-A patient's full hospitalisation may not continue without a decision on this measure having been taken by the liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has first been referred by the director o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-48

The holder is informed of his right to object to access to his shared medical record by a professional in the emergency situations provided for in I of article L. 1111-17. In the absence of opposition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of cosmetic products

Article R5131-4

I. - The container and packaging of cosmetic products made available on the market shall bear the information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the Euro…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

I. - The provisions of Chapter II of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-4

The professional indemnity insurance contract provided for in I of article R. 512-14 shall include obligations that may not be less than those defined below:1° The minimum level of cover under the ins…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Exercising the right of recourse

Article R40-4

The decisions of the first president of the court of appeal may be appealed to the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions by: 1° The applicant; 2° The judicial agent of the State; 3° The…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-4

From the date of service of the summons to vacate the premises, any request for time limits made pursuant to articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19

A collective agreement may determine the content of a collective severance agreement excluding all redundancies in order to achieve the objectives assigned to it in terms of job cuts. The authorities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-10

The fees referred to in article L. 3333-8 are subject to the five-year statute of limitations which begins to run from the date on which they became due. The four-year statute of limitations institute…

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