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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-3

Any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting that he has participated, as a perpetrator or accomplice, in the commission of a crime or offence punishable by imp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-33

The participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 356-2 shall review the written policies referred to in the third paragraph of articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5731-3

The metropolitan pole is subject to the rules applicable to mixed syndicates provided for in article L. 5711-1, or article L. 5721-2 when a region, a department or the metropolis of Lyon is a member,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-3

Half of the Committee's membership is renewed every eighteen months.In the event of the death, resignation or termination for any other reason of a Committee member during his term of office, he shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-3

When, during the period used for the application of article L. 5422-2, the periods of employment completed for one or more employers covered by article L. 5424-1 and for one or more employers affiliat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-3

Branches of foreign companies established in the territory of the French Republic referred to in 4° of I of article L. 310-2 appoint one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall certif…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-30

The tests and analyses carried out as part of the investigation and recording of breaches of the provisions laid down in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 and Book IV of the legislative part of this Code,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intercommunal development and planning charter

Article L5223-3

Where an intermunicipal development and planning charter has provided for the application of the procedures set out in articles L. 121-2 and L. 126-1 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime, the rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-3

If the manufacturer, importer or downstream user of a substance or mixture is unable to provide all or part of the information referred to in Article R. 1341-2 within the time allowed, he shall inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Inspection

Article R2141-34

Each year, the Agence de la biomédecine draws up a summary of the monitoring and inspection reports relating to medically assisted procreation activities which are sent to it in accordance with articl…

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