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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

…This certificate states whether the form of care decided for the patient in application of article L. 3211-2-1 of this code remains appropriate and, if so, proposes a new form. If the patient cannot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-7-1

…to date with their obligation to submit the educational and financial report referred to in article L. 6352-11 is made public and includes information relating to the organisation's company name, its…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…se fields; 6° It issues the authorisation required to operate a cinema, in accordance with articles L. 212-2 to L. 212-5 ; 7° It approves cinematographic entertainment establishments, in accordance wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-18

…re by public auction; 6° Recording the declarations of the persons mentioned in I and II of Article L. 321-4 and drawing up, updating and publishing a national directory of the said persons; 7° Regist…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-5

…1° The identity and contact details of the professional; 2° The information mentioned in articles L. 111-1, L. 221-5 and, where applicable, L. 221-8 and L. 221-11, and in particular: a) The nature o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-2

…delete or modify, for purposes other than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, by personal intervention not requiring the use of an existing technological application,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-2

…application of the legislative provisions of Book I to the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…epresenting the manufacturers or importers of the media mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 311-4 and, for a quarter, persons designated by organisations representing consumers. Three repre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medical surveillance of specific categories of workers.

Article L4625-1

…the procedures for the composition and operation of the board of directors provided for in Article L. 4622-11.In order to take account of specific local circumstances regarding the use of seasonal wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…issuers when they make offers to the public, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° of Article L. 411-2 or 2 or 3 of Article L. 411-2-1, or whose financial instruments, units mentioned in Article…

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