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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-2

The certificate of nationality indicates, with reference to Chapters II, III, IV and VII of this Title, the legal provision by virtue of which the person concerned has the status of French national, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

I.-The fixation of the performer's performance, its reproduction and communication to the public, as well as any separate use of the sound and image of the performance when it has been fixed for both…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-3

Any user who, in breach of article L. 1251-5, concludes a secondment contract with the purpose or effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company, is lia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3332-3

Revenue from the investment section consists in particular of:1° Proceeds from borrowings;2° repealed;3° The departmental investment support grant;4° The departmental equipment grant for collèges;5° P…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-3

Supplementary occupational pension funds are not undertakings subject to the Solvency II regime as defined in Article L. 310-3-1, nor undertakings not subject to the Solvency II regime as defined in A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature sports

Article L311-3

The département promotes the controlled development of nature sports. To this end, it draws up a departmental plan for spaces, sites and itineraries relating to nature sports. This plan includes the d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to judicial supervision and house arrest applicable in cases of domestic violence

Article D32-30

When one or more of the obligations and prohibitions mentioned in Article D. 32-29 have been imposed, the victim may, if he or she expressly consents and for a specified period, be allocated a remote…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-302

The care structures and units referred to in Article D. 6124-301-1 are arranged and equipped in such a way as to provide, on the same site, depending on the type, volume and programming of the service…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-303

The number and qualifications of the medical and auxiliary medical staff and the number of care assistants working in the structures and care units mentioned in article D. 6124-301-1 are adapted to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-301

The provisions of this section apply to facilities authorised as alternatives to full hospitalisation as provided for in Article L. 6122-1.

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