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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-2-3

When a person who meets the conditions for admission to psychiatric care under Chapters II and III of this Title is taken into emergency care by a health care establishment which does not provide care…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article L3232-1-2

As an exception to article L. 1511-2, the département may, by agreement with the region and in addition to the latter, participate, by means of subsidies, in the financing of aid granted by the region…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2-1

…akes effect on the date on which it is notified. However, an authorisation may take effect on an earlier date, which it mentions: 1° In an emergency or in the case of urgent and necessary treatment of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-18

When the valuation is carried out in accordance with 2° of Article L. 214-24-15, the AMF may require that the valuation procedures implemented by the AIF or its management company, as well as the valu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2122-2-1

In municipalities with 80,000 inhabitants or more, the limit set in article L. 2122-2 may be exceeded with a view to the creation of deputy posts with primary responsibility for one or more wards, alt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-2

For the purposes of investigating and establishing offences constituting illegal employment, the inspection officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 may be presented with and obtain immediate copie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

Credit institutions and finance companies whose subsidiaries include at least one credit institution, investment firm or financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, or which hold an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-2

I. - Where the establishment of proof of the infringement or breach depends on it and cannot be established otherwise, the officials mentioned in Article L. 450-1 may postpone the time at which they d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-2-1

Persons fulfilling the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 4131-2 may be authorised to practise medicine as an assistant to a doctor: 1° In areas characterised by insufficient healthcare pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and allowances granted to members of the regional economic and social council.

Article L4134-7-2

The chair and members of the regional economic, social and environmental council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. The regional council shall make available to the regional economi…

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