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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

When the liberty and custody judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-19

…se: 1,600 hectopascals; 3° During the dry decompression phase, 2,200 hectopascals for decompression lasting less than 24 hours and 800 hectopascals for decompression lasting more than 24 hours; 4° Dur…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-11

…cle R. 163-15 of the same Code and most recently published under the conditions provided for in the last paragraph of III of article R. 163-16 of this Code. When the medicinal product is the subject o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Recovery costs

Article L132-23

…enefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the basis of the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the offence.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 218

The provisions of articles 171,172 and of the last paragraph of Article 174 shall apply to this chapter. The regularity of the judgments of the investigating chambers and the regularity of the previou…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Community assets

Article 1403

…d to collect or has consumed fraudulently, without any search, however, being admissible beyond the last five years.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-54

…e arrest warrant issued by a State that is not a member of the European Union shall be refused. The last two paragraphs of Article 695-47 do not apply to surrender procedures resulting from agreements…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company agreements

Article L2232-37

…evel, by adding together all the votes obtained in the companies or establishments concerned at the last elections preceding the opening of the first negotiation meeting.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R617-1

…cate does not cover the first annual instalment. Payment of the annual instalments falls due on the last day of the month of the anniversary date of the filing of the basic patent application. Aggrega…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Blood transfusion establishments

Article D1222-10-2

…ent document specifies, where applicable, the nature and extent of the delegation granted under the last paragraph of article R. 1222-8 by the President of the Etablissement Français du Sang for the m…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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