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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-19-1

I. - The doctor is free to communicate to the public, by any means, including on a website, information likely to contribute to the patient's free choice of practitioner, relating in particular to his…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L430-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 436-4 and L. 436-5 are applicable to the foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 200-4 and L. 200-5.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING ASILE

Article L510-1

In accordance with article L. 240-1, the provisions of this Title are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 642-1

The provisions of articles

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 647-1

The date of service, including when it must be made within a specified period, of a judicial or extrajudicial document in French Polynesia, in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in New Caledonia and in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-12

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose articles of association aim to combat road traffic crime and to defend or assist the victims…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 9-1

The limitation period for public prosecution of the crime provided for in Article 214-2 of the Penal Code, where it has led to the birth of a child, runs from the age of majority of the child.As an ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-11

Any association, duly declared for at least five years on the date of the events and registered with the National Office for Veterans and Victims of War under conditions laid down by decree in the Con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 5-1

Even if the plaintiff has brought a civil action before the criminal court, the civil court, seised in summary proceedings, remains competent to order any provisional measures relating to the facts th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-19

In the case of offences provided for in Books II or III of the Criminal Code, Chapter III of Title III of Book IV of the same Code or by the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press committed a…

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