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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9-1

…measure without consent can be lifted or that the patient can be cared for in the form mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 3211-2-1, the director of the host establishment will refer the matter within…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-9

…ng parts of the description or the missing drawings are submitted within the period provided for in 2°, and if the application claims the priority of an earlier application, the filing date shall rema…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
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Article R1244-5

…nts and health cooperation groups authorised for the activities mentioned in d of 1° and c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-1 keep information on the donor. The donor's file contains: 1° The donor's wri…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-5

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 333-5-3 may be revoked or amended for the remaining period of the initial decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe III

…es presented determined by the organiser, known as nomenclature (if exhibition as defined in 1° and 2° of article R. 762-4) (4):Event details in figures(Estimates for new events, certified figures for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 143-1

…in one of the cases listed below: 1° The person under investigation is facing a criminal sentence; 2° The person under investigation is facing a correctional sentence of three years' imprisonment or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-8

Where the damage covered by an insurance contract is the result of a forest fire, the insurer may, if it is established that the insured has not complied with the obligations arising from articles L13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-6

Articles A. 111-2 to A. 111-5 apply to group insurance contracts and memberships concluded or taken out no later than 20 December 2012 and to these contracts and memberships tacitly renewed after this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70

…n is to enable the employee: 1° To be taken on under a fixed-term contract of at least six months ; 2° To be taken on under an open-ended contract; 3° To follow a training course leading to a qualific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions and components of the public employment service.

Article L5311-4

…t bodies specialising in the professional integration of disabled people, with an advisory opinion; 2° Organisations linked to the State by an agreement mentioned in article L. 5132-2, relating to the…

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