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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-2

…s as defined in article R. 5141-3 or to natural or legal persons authorised to carry out similar activities outside the national territory. Manufacturers, importers and distributors of medicated feed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R6143-2

The nine-member supervisory boards comprise : 1° Representatives of local and regional authorities: a) The mayor of the municipality in which the main establishment has its registered office, or the r…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-24

…h these missions are carried out. III. - The authority may also call upon authorities exercising equivalent functions in other States and their staff to carry out its controls. The conditions under wh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

…6-3, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 and L. 426-10 authorise the holder to carry out a professional activity in mainland France in accordance with the regulations in force. The same applies to the "L. 42…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156-2

…counterparty will default on one of its obligations, resulting in a financial loss for the société civile de placement immobilier. The amount of this risk is equal to the market value of the contracts…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-1

…he following categories of workers:1° Workers who are benefiting or have benefited from enhanced individual monitoring of their state of health as provided for in Article L. 4624-2;2° Workers who have…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-3

…h medical file provided for in article L. 4624-8, the worker's declarations and those of his successive employers.At the end of the visit, the occupational physician will give the worker the document…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

…ons: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates and provides a valid reason for them; 2° The seller informs the consumer, in a clear and comprehensible manner, reasonably in advance and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-29

…general operating costs are determined by a professional agreement concluded between the representative organisations of producers of long-term cinematographic works, the representative professional o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-28

…for each territory of exploitation of the work abroad, except for those elements that cannot be individualised. Exploitation costs and their depreciation are only indicated when they are taken into a…

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