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

Article L3211-12-1

I.-A patient's full hospitalisation may not continue without a decision on this measure having been taken by the liberty and custody judge, to whom the matter has first been referred by the director o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Criminal provisions

Article L1419-1

The provisions of articles L. 1454-7, L. 1454-9 and L. 1454-10 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 1414-4. The provisions of the following paragraphs of this…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-18

The provisions of articles L. 4441-2, L. 4441-3 and L. 4441-4 to L. 4441-11 are applicable to the disciplinary chamber of the order of midwives of New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to the fol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L932-11

In articles L. 225-105, L. 823-6 and L. 225-231, after the words: "the works council" are added the words: "or failing that, the employee delegates".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Participation of residents and users in public services

Article L1413-1

The regions, the Corsican collectivity, the départements, the communes with a population of more than 10,000, the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with a population of more than 50…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

In life insurance and personal accident insurance, the sums insured are fixed by the contract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-10-1

The undertakings mentioned in 3° of I of Article L. 310-2 are foreign undertakings having their registered office in the Swiss Confederation and mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 310-1. For the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-1

At the request of one or more investment services providers or a professional association of investment services providers, the Autorité des marchés financiers may, after obtaining the opinion of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

I.-The department may, at their request, contribute to the financing of projects managed by communes, their groupings, public establishments attached to them or companies in which they hold a share of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals employed under open-ended employment contracts

Article L421-1

A foreign national who works as an employee under a permanent employment contract is issued with a temporary residence permit marked "employee" for a maximum period of one year. The issue of this resi…

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