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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-3

…nting, without the person's consent having been obtained under the conditions set out in Article 16-11 of the Civil Code, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. "

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1382

…cedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure. Where Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-6

…d by the offence. A repeat offence under this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code. In the event of more than one offence punishable as a repeat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-1

…are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree No 2016-1118 of 11 August 2016 on the procedures for expressing refusal of organ removal after death, subjec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article R2564-21

The requirements of article R. 2224-11 must be met, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater whose gros…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article R4425-8

…he payments to be made in accordance with the procedures defined in articles R. 4425-10 and R. 4425-11. In assessing the costs to be financed, account is taken of the resources made available to the C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local commissions for liberal professions.

Article R6154-14

…st once a year and whenever a matter is referred to it by the authorities listed in article R. 6154-11 or by a practitioner. It is convened on the initiative of its chairman. Its members are bound by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-35

…art of judicial supervision, the dangerousness assessment provided for by articles 763-10 and R. 61-11 may replace the expert appraisal provided for by l'article 723-31. The one-year time limit provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-2

The provisions of Articles L. 1142-1, L. 1142-3, L. 1142-5, L. 1142-6, L. 1142-7, L. 1142-8, with the exception of its first and last paragraphs, L. 1142-9 to L. 1142-12 and L. 1142-14 to L. 1143-1 ar…

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