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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-3

The terms and conditions of employee participation, within the meaning of Article L. 2351-6, shall be determined by agreement between the management of the companies involved in the cross-border opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-3

…is a serious risk of harm to the patient, the director of an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 may, exceptionally, at the request of a third party, admit a patient to psychiatric care on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Admission to psychiatric care of prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article L3214-3

…ychiatric care in the form of full hospitalisation under the conditions set out in II of article L. 3214-1. The medical certificate may not be issued by a psychiatrist practising in the host establish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-3

The creation of institutes or schools for the training of the professionals mentioned in Titles I to VII of this book, nursing assistants, nursery auxiliaries, ambulance attendants and health managers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300 quinquies

I. - The tax provided for in article 300 bis is based on the difference between the following amounts, assessed exclusive of value added tax during the calendar year in which the tax becomes due, inso…

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

Article A111-3

…nefits proportionate to the risks under insurance operations classified, by reference to article R. 321-1, in class 2 "Sickness". The data referred to in article L. 111-7 are, for branch 2, public dat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-3

…medical biology examinations carried out in the area determined pursuant to b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9 in question, the share of medical biology examinations performed by the laboratory resulting fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article R1114-38

…ons allocated for carrying out the missions provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 1114-32, in accordance with the budgetary terms and procedures laid down by its articles of association a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-31

The president of the regional union is elected by the regional committee in accordance with the rules set out in the statutes and internal regulations of the national union. The national union may, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-3

…oard of directors, the management board or the managers of the companies referred to in article R. 232-2, as the case may be, draw up: 1° Semi-annually, within four months of the close of each half-ye…

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