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I have a situation related to: Refusal of new patient
The refusal of a general practitioner to accept a new patient is in principle NOT illegal in Switzerland: doctors practising in private practice enjoy freedom of contract (art. 394 et seq. CO on mandate). However, this freedom knows strict limits: (1) vital EMERGENCY…
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- I'm ready to translate the Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to be translated only contains "CO 394" without any actual content to translate. Could you please provide the full Swiss legal text that needs to be translated? Once you do, I will: - Translate it into English - Use the preferred glossary terms you've provided (formal notice, payment order, lease agreement) - Preserve all protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__), URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly I'm ready to proceed once you share the actual text. — # Mandate — Definition and Conclusion
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. I have noted your preferred glossary: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains "CP 128" which is a protected token placeholder. There is no actual legal text to translate. Please provide the Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will: 1. Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) exactly 2. Preserve all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly 3. Apply your preferred glossary 4. Return only the translation in English — Omission of Providing Assistance
- Medical Professions Act 40 — Professional Duties of the Physician
- I'm ready to translate the Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be only "Cst 8" - which is a protected token placeholder. Could you please provide the actual legal text that needs to be translated? Once you share the complete text, I will: 1. Translate it into English 2. Use the preferred glossary terms you've provided: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement 3. Preserve all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly I'm ready to proceed once you provide the text. — Equality and non-discrimination
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