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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interoperability and security of digital health services

Article L1470-6

The compliance of an information system or digital health service or tool with the interoperability reference systems mentioned in Article L. 1470-5 is attested as part of an assessment and certificat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-74

I.- University hospital centres may create private law subsidiaries within the meaning of article L. 233-1 of the French Commercial Code and acquire direct holdings within the meaning of article L. 23…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-11

Only voters of French nationality registered, under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code, on the electoral roll of the territorial authority which has deci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R354

For the application of Article R. 227-1, the words: "the president of the judicial court, within whose jurisdiction the bailiff has his residence" are replaced by the words: "the president of the cour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

Opening or running one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 2322-1 without authorisation or failing to comply with the conditions of the authorisation is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of acquisitive prescription.

Article 2270

One cannot prescribe against one's title, in the sense that one cannot change to oneself the cause and principle of one's possession.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article R912-1

For the application of Articles R. 221-3, R. 221-4, R. 223-26, R. 225-20, R. 225-22, R. 225-24, R. 225-47, R. 225-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (E…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II

Article R962-1

For the application of Articles R. 221-3, R. 221-4, R. 223-26, R. 225-20, R. 225-22, R. 225-24, R. 225-47, R. 225-49, R. 225-51, R. 225-106 and R. 227-1-1, the reference to Article 26 of Regulation (E…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Acquisitive prescription in movable property.

Article 2276

In the case of movable property, possession is equivalent to title. Nevertheless, a person who has lost something or from whom it has been stolen may claim it for three years from the day of the loss…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Acquisitive prescription in movable property.

Article 2277

If the present possessor of the stolen or lost thing has purchased it at a fair or market, or at a public sale, or from a merchant selling such things, the original owner may only have it returned by…

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