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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-5

…he failure of an operator to implement the withdrawal or recall procedures provided for in Articles 19 or 20 of Regulation No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…III bis of article L. 533-12, articles L. 533-15 and L. 533-18 to L. 533-18-2, I of article L. 533-19, and articles L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 with regard to these transactions or any related services…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covid-19, subject to the following adaptations:1° The first paragraph is not applicable;2° In the second a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

…the first, third and fourth paragraphs of article R. 441-16 of this Code, articles R. 222-5, R. 222-19, R. 222-55 and the first, third and fourth paragraphs ofarticle R. 222-6 of the Mutual Code do no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibited commercial practices

Article R121-1

In the event that the premiums mentioned in article L. 121-19 are made up of objects distributed with the aim of meeting environmental requirements, these objects are fully recyclable, whether they ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-18

…of a commune may withdraw from a union of sections under the conditions set out in Article L. 5211-19 for the withdrawal of a commune from a syndicate of communes.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article A441-4

…d to in Article R. 351-6.II. - The theoretical mathematical provision referred to in Article R. 441-19 is calculated in accordance with the first paragraph of Article R. 441-21, using the risk-free in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Board of Directors and Director.

Article L5322-2

…the competence of the Agency by virtue of the provisions of this Code, of Law No. 92-654 of 13 July 1992 relating to the control of the use and release of genetically modified organisms and amending L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-12

…itions provided for in article R. 1123-13 or by one of the specialists mentioned in article R. 1125-19.Voting by secret ballot is compulsory at the request of a member, except when members take part i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

…et des libertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 19 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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