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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Limitation periods in matters of medical liability

Article L1142-28

Actions seeking to establish the liability of health professionals or public or private health establishments in connection with preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts and claims for compensation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-21

Sums owed to agricultural producers by their buyers are paid, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by articles L. 3253-2and L. 3253-5 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6 - Financial monitoring of the unemployment insurance scheme

Article L5422-25

Each year, by 15 October at the latest, the Government sends Parliament and the social partners managing the body referred to in Article L. 5427-1 a report on the financial situation of the unemployme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

Whenever a merger, transfer, demerger or any other legal change is envisaged which would have the effect of calling into question an agreement or arrangement, the employers of the undertakings concern…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-21-1

The overseas regions, as organising authorities for public transport of regional interest, are competent to create and operate rail or guided transport service infrastructures.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-6

The application is made before the judicial court.The applicant states his or her free and informed consent to the change of the indication relating to his or her sex in the civil status records and p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-6

Security measures designed to ensure that the person in police custody is not in possession of any object dangerous to himself or to others are defined by order of the competent ministerial authority.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-6

Visits to persons may consist of palpation or a search of their clothing, luggage and any other personal belongings, excluding any full search. With the person's written consent, they may also be test…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 688-6

The document shall be served in the language of the State of origin.However, an addressee who does not know the language in which the document is drawn up may refuse service and request that it be tra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-6

The claimant and the civil party may request a copy of all or part of the documents and records in the case file. If the case file has been digitised, this copy shall be provided in digitised form, if…

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