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Showing 21412150 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

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

Article L3213-2

…f necessary, issue an order for admission to psychiatric care in the manner provided for in article L. 3213-1. In the absence of a decision by the State representative, these provisional measures laps…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Pharmacy inspection.

Article L5127-2

The inspectors mentioned in article L. 5127-1, acting in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1421-2 and L. 1421-3 may, pending the results of the analysis of the samples taken or the communi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-28

The signature affixed to a document referred to in article L. 1111-25 means that: 1° The person cared for has taken note of the content of the document and, where applicable, consents to it; 2° The pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties

Article L1152-2

…onal who has carried out an activity for aesthetic purposes in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1151-2 or L. 1151-3 and, where applicable, on a legal entity which has allowed such an activity t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-2

Where an undertaking referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 has branches established in more than one Member State, each branch is treated independently for the purposes of applying the provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article L775-25

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 541-1 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 541-2 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 541-3 law…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3214-2

…departmental council, unless it has delegated its competence to the president, pursuant to article L. 3211-2, awards and withdraws grants maintained from departmental funds, on the reasoned advice of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 411-1, the following public offers are authorised: 1° The offer of financial securities or shares exclusively…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-21

…ist drawn up by the Court of Appeal, the stockbroker takes an oath before that court to perform the duties of his office with honour and probity.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-20

In addition to their role as sworn goods brokers, brokers may carry out their usual activities, such as commission, brokerage, commercial agency and consignment of goods, either on a personal basis or…

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