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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 L3212-11

…entioned in article L. 3222-1 , a register is kept in which the following are transcribed or reproduced within twenty-four hours: 1° The surname, first names, profession, age and place of residence of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-11

…cial and fiscal pact determines the compensation allocations due to the member communes, in accordance with the procedures defined in X of article L. 5219-5. The Greater Paris metropolitan area has th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-11

…ents, under the conditions defined by the accounting and financial regulations; 3° Manage cash balances and decide on investments; 4° To enter into all contracts, agreements and procurement contracts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-11

…for constraints suffered paid by the promoter. The total amount of compensation that a person may receive in any one year is limited to a maximum set by the Minister for Health.The payment of such com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunctions to economic operators

Article R4314-11

In the absence of appropriate measures taken by the economic operator concerned after the notification provided for in Article R. 4314-10, the market surveillance authority may order him to take the f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-115

…nder the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a société civile de placement immobilier consist exclusively of : 1° Buildings constructed or acquired with a view to letti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-19

Before consenting to the wearing of a mobile anti-attachment device, the parties shall receive the following information from the family court judge: 1° The defendant's refusal to fit the anti-attachm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-11

…er for Immigration is authorised to implement, on the basis of 2° of Article L. 142-1, automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion des dossiers des ressortissants étrangers en…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-111

…xam in ation for the specific part provided for in article A. 212-104; 3° The selection tests for access to continuing education courses provided for in articles A. 212-103 and A. 212-104; 4° The spec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-111

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions applicable to medicinal products classified as narcotics, any prescription for medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5143-5, as well as in II of article L.…

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