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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care.

Article L3223-1

…sion provided for in article L. 3222-5 : 1° Is informed, under the conditions laid down in Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, of any decision to admit a person to psychiatric care, of any re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-3

…ng from a mental disorder is the subject of psychiatric care pursuant to the provisions of Chapters II and III of this Title or is transported for the purpose of such care, the restrictions on the exe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions.

Article 1575

The present code is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Commissions

Article R2315-30

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2315-45, the social and economic committee and, in companies with at least three hundred employees, the training committee provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

…administrator to a person that it supervises, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representation of the legal person are transferred. The provisional administrator disposes of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-2

…gulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings. II.-Where at least two of the parties to the concentration operate one or more retail shops, the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-34-1

I.-Failure to file the declaration provided for in III of article L. 2333-34 within the prescribed period will result in the application of a fine of up to €12,500 but not less than €750. Omissions or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Equity loans

Article L313-13

…cial companies, alternative investment funds governed by Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II and authorised to grant loans to non-financial companies, public establishments, the list of whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-9

…ay be assisted in an advisory capacity by representatives of the ministerial departments concerned. II. - Employers' representatives appointed by order of the Minister of Labour attend the National Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

…pect the wishes expressed by the patient in advance directives, except in the cases provided for in II and III of this article. II - In the event of a life-threatening emergency, the application of ad…

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