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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-1

…sumption, harmful use or dependence on psychoactive substances, and for their families and friends: 1° Reception, information, medical, psychological and social assessment and guidance for the person…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-122

…masseur-physiotherapist shall indicate on his prescription forms and other professional documents: 1° His surname, first names, professional postal and electronic address, telephone number and identi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-11

The beneficiary of the licence must inform the prefect referred to in article R. * 7123-9 within one month, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of any change in the location of the r…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

…tting or suspension of sentences, conditional release or the conversion provided for in article 747-1. When the firm sentence handed down or remaining to be served is less than or equal to six months,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L663-1

…ion of technicians appointed by the court with the agreement of the public prosecutor, relating to: 1° Decisions that intervene during the safeguard, judicial recovery or judicial liquidation proceedi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-10

…information from the payee's payment service provider or the intermediary payment service provider: 1° For transfers exceeding €1,000 or the equivalent in local currency, whether these transfers are m…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-12

Only the following are authorised to carry out DNA identifications: 1° The technical and forensic police services or organisations referred to in article 157-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° Pe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-1

Is French: 1° A child born in France of stateless parents; 2° A child born in France of foreign parents for whom the foreign laws of nationality do not in any way allow him to be transmitted the natio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-3

…nistration likely to hold documents relevant to the investigation, including, subject to Article 60-1-2, those originating from a computer system or processing of nominative data, to hand over these d…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-6

When the authorisation holder provides care for adolescents and young adults aged between 15 and 24 suffering from cancer, it: 1° Relies on inter-hospital multidisciplinary referral teams for the care…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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