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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-20

…ocedures laid down by the electoral regulations to allocate the members mentioned in 2° of articles R. 4122-5 and R. 4124-4 to each half. Subsequent renewals of the Disciplinary Boards take place with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

…ts when the counterparty is a credit institution mentioned in the second paragraph of II of article R. 214-32-28 and 5% in other cases. II. - As an exception to the 5% limit set in 1° of I, a general…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-28

…on, the decisions of the industrial tribunal are not automatically enforceable on a provisional basis. The industrial tribunal may order provisional enforcement of its decisions.The following in parti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

…n of radon activity in the air, assessed on the basis of the effective dose: 6 millisieverts per year. The assessment of the exposure levels used to identify these zones is carried out by taking into…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-2

…rations of extension, must belong to one of the categories of representatives mentioned in Articles L. 422-4 and L. 422-5. Persons who do not have their domicile or registered office in a Member State…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-2

…eign national to whom a police or gendarmerie service provides the information mentioned in article R. 425-1 and who chooses to benefit from the thirty-day reflection period provided for in the same a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-28

…or of the institution, who will draw up a report containing the information provided for in article R. 3211-10, dated and signed by himself and the person concerned. If the person concerned is unable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-27

…s own initiative or at the request of the judge, shall provide the documents referred to in article R. 3211-12 by any means within five days of registration of the application.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

…custody judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as soon as he has been…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Individual policy form

Article R814-2

The personal data collected pursuant to article R. 814-1 is in particular:1° Surname and first names;2° Date and place of birth;3° Nationality;4° The foreign national's usual place of residence;5° The…

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