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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-185

The holder of the authorisation provides assistance to primary care professionals, other healthcare establishments and social and medico-social establishments and services in organising the assessment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-180

The authorisation holder must ensure continuity of care, in particular by organising the referral of patients to another form of care.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-182

The holder of the authorisation contributes to the reintegration and social inclusion of the patient under its care, in particular in conjunction with other health, social or medico-social establishme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-18 to L. 224-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

Within the limits of the services it is authorised to provide in its home country, and depending on the authorisation it has received there, any legal or natural person authorised to provide investmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-18

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros for a statutory auditor, in his own name or as a partner in a company of statutory auditors, to give or confirm false informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18

In each département, the Conseil départemental or interdépartemental de l'ordre exercises, under the supervision of the Conseil national, the general powers of the ordre, as listed in article L. 4321-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-18

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

The provisions of Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-186

Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-185, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 are applicable to investment certificates, cooperative investment certificates and cooperative shareholder certificates.

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