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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-269

The holder of the authorisation must ensure that the architectural configuration of its site and its organisation are such as to ensure the reception and stay of patients, whether on an outpatient or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-268

The organisation and operation of the interventional sector, in particular the protected interventional unit, are specified and recorded in a document brought to the attention of all staff working in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 264-1

Notwithstanding the last paragraph of Article 260, the first two paragraphs of Article 261-1 and the first paragraph of Article 263, the timetable for the operations required to draw up the annual lis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 261-1

The preparatory list must be drawn up in two originals, one of which is deposited at the town hall, and for Paris at the annexed town hall, and the other sent before 15 July to the secretariat-registr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-8

When it is not authorised to carry out psychiatric care activities, the establishment authorised to operate an emergency facility and one or more establishments mentioned in 1° of article L. 3221-1 op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Requests for information on certain employment aid schemes

Article D5112-24

The employment schemes to which the provisions of article R. 5112-23 apply are those defined in articles L. 5121-3 to L. 5124-1, L. 5132-1 to L. 5132-17 and L. 5134-100 to L. 5134-109.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-1

Divorce does not affect the rights that either spouse has under the law or under agreements with third parties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-2

Any obligation contracted by one of the spouses to the charge of the community, any alienation of common property made by one of them within the limit of his powers, subsequent to the application for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

The divorce agreement or judgment takes effect in the relationship between the spouses, as regards their property:-when it is established by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-2

The spouses may, during the divorce proceedings, enter into any agreements for the liquidation and division of their matrimonial property regime. Where the liquidation relates to property subject to l…

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