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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-2

…n in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° The second sentence of Article L. 1110-1 does not apply ;2° In article L. 1110-4 : a) The first paragraph of I is worded as follows:"I.-Any person cared for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-28

In companies subject to the obligation to set up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 of the Labour Code and which, at the close of the last financial year, fell into the category of small an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…the meaning of this Code: 1° Books, brochures and other literary, artistic and scientific writings; 2° Lectures, speeches, sermons, pleadings and other works of a similar nature; 3° Dramatic or dramat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-24

…ible for competition and consumption to formally take a position on the compliance with articles L. 217-21 to L. 217-23 of the commercial guarantee it intends to implement. The purpose of this formal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-27

…of the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 421-26 may carry out an assignment in France for a period of ninety days or less, as part of the temp…

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

Article 9-2

…ecutor or the civil party, tending to initiate the public prosecution, provided for in articles 80,82,87,88,388,531 and 532 of this code and to the article 65 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom…

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

Article 2-1

…granted to civil parties with regard to, on the one hand, discrimination punishable by the articles 225-2 and 432-7 of the Criminal Code and the establishment or keeping of files punishable by article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28

…ration, of the disciplines recognised as high level and the specialities that make up these sports; 2° The commitments made by the federation, within the framework of the guidelines set by the ministe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…tted it or after having given his consent to the execution of the payment transaction to the payee; 2° Execution times other than those mentioned in Article L. 133-13 may apply; 3° The Payment Service…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…cations and minimum procedures provided for in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 laying down the technical specifications and minimum procedures relati…

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