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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-2

The following are not covered by the guarantee fund: 1° Where the damage arises from an accident involving a land motor vehicle, damage caused to the driver. 2° Where the damage was caused by an anima…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-14

…association is carried out under the conditions of this sub-section, the following shall not apply: 1° Sanctions relating to temporary work, as provided for in articles L. 1255-1 to L. 1255-12; 2° San…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-70

…n 1 and 2 of article L. 512-69 are created or in the event of subsequent acts or deliberations are determined by the decree provided for in article L. 512-84.These institutions have legal personality…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the départements of Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines

Article R*122-3

…decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, on the rights-of-way of the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Le Bourget and Paris-Orly aerodromes:1° For the application of articles R. 251-1, R. 341-2, R. 342-6, R. 342…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1221-22

The aim of transfusion safety is to identify hazards that have caused, are causing or are likely to cause incidents or adverse reactions that have threatened, are threatening or may threaten the healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article R1173-2

…on referred to in II of article L. 1173-1 of this code is granted for a period of five years, when: 1° The applicant undertakes to comply with the specifications referred to in the fourth paragraph of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-22

…ural persons, the data in the data processing system may only be used for the purposes mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 5122-20, by employees of the administrations and bodies mentioned below,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-1

The genetic counsellor may, in the cases defined by the organisational protocol provided for in Article R. 1132-5-2: 1° Prescribe the medical biology examinations mentioned in Article R. 1131-2 and in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alert

Article R4002-1

An order of the Minister for Health determines: 1° The authority responsible for coordinating the receipt and dispatch of alerts concerning healthcare professionals as provided for in Article L. 4002-…

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