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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-6

The contracts referred to in article R. 1121-4 may not provide cover for less than : 1° 1,000,000 euros per victim ; 2° 6,000,000 euros per research protocol; 3° 10,000,000 euros for all claims made d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8271-12

…mpany's registered office is located in jointly occupied premises, in accordance witharticle L. 123-10 of the French Commercial Code, which punishes certain offences relating to the register of compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the importation of labile blood products for direct therapeutic use.

Article D1221-63

…irect therapeutic use with a view to their distribution and issue in application of article L. 1221-10.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…ibres per cm3 Ethyl acetate 205-500-4 141-78-6 734 200 - 1468 400 - - - Isobutyl acetate 203-745-1 110-19-0 241 50 - 723 150 - - Comes into force on 1 March 2022 Isopentyl acetate 204-662-3 123-92-2 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…cle R. 332-3, the value on the balance sheet of an insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 of the assets mentioned below admitted to represent regulated commitments may not exceed, unl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…al granted by the Minister for Culture under the conditions defined by articles 20-5 to 20-8 and 20-10 to 20-13 of decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 relating to the competence of public archive se…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-6

…e 414 of the present code or an offence of distance selling or purchasing of tobacco referred to in 10° ofarticle 1810 of the General Tax Code has been committed from an online interface or using an e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-1

…blic health, in the event of a serious and exceptional health risk, as provided for inarticle L. 16-10-1 of the Social Security Code, in particular an epidemic, requiring the urgent adoption of approp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-4

An exceptional reduction in sentence, which may amount to up to one third of the sentence imposed, may be granted to convicted persons who, during their detention, including pre-trial detention, have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-8-1

…contrary, any credit or financial institution referred to in Article L. 511-22 or Article L. 511-23 may, when carrying on business in France, use the same name as that which it uses in its home Member…

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