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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-4-1

The fees payable each year to a department for the temporary occupation of its public domain by work sites on public electricity transmission network structures are set by the general council under th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-4

…ans of controlling the application of the shareholding are lacking; 3° The costs of the calculation and control operations would be out of proportion to the results to be achieved ; 4° The nature or c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-41

I.-For the persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° to 6° of Article L. 311-1 subject to a resolution procedure, the resolution college may decide to use one or more liability management structures to which…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-4

…operator with a comprehensive assignment covering :1° The design, construction, fitting out, upkeep and maintenance of buildings assigned to the national police force, the national gendarmerie, the ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-4

The Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Chambers of Trades and Crafts and the Chambers of Agriculture exercise their powers in respect of apprenticeships within the framework of this Book. They par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General justification for categories of medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-47

…aison with healthcare professionals, the Minister for Health or the body designated by him draws up and distributes a guide defining the medical indications justifying procedures exposing patients to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-44-1

…y incident that may have consequences for public health, particularly concerning the water resource and the way it is developed, the conditions under which the water is transported and stored up to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-4

…second paragraph of article L. 1223-3, after obtaining a new authorisation. In this case, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 1223-8, the application for authorisation may be submitted outsi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-4

…her issued by the Ecole nationale des chartes; 5° The diploma of bi-disciplinary law-history of art and archaeology from the University of Paris-I; 6° The diploma of bi-disciplinary law-history of art…

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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 R329-4

…d to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 shall establish adequate technical provisions to cover the insurance and reinsurance obligations underwritten on French territory, calculated in accordance with the prov…

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