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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

…penditure incurred in carrying out the activities carried out in the field of vocational training ; 2° To justify the validity of these expenses and their connection with their activities, as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article R1333-82

…85 and R. 1333-86 are taken.II - For the application of the optimisation principle provided for in 2° of Article L. 1333-2, a reference level of 100 mSv is set in terms of effective dose received for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-7

A foreign national who is the father or mother of a minor French child residing in France and who proves that he or she has effectively contributed to the child's upkeep and education under the condit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-6

YEAR NUMBER of requests by potential beneficiaries which enabled the insurer to identify the death (article L. 132-9-2) TOTAL AMOUNT and number of contracts for which the policyholder has been identif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-6

…securities, known as "UCITS"" are replaced by the words: "by the Autorité des marchés financiers"; 2° 2° is worded as follows: "2° Les fonds d'investissements alternatifs mentionnés au I de l'article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational conditions for medically assisted procreation activities

Article R2142-18

…iew to medically assisted procreation or donation, transfer and implementation of embryo reception; 2° A doctor qualified in urology or general surgery or gynaecology-obstetrics for sperm retrieval. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3313-7

…udget and the administrative account : 1° Tables summarising the statement of borrowings and debts; 2° Presentation of the statement of provisions; 3° Presentation of the methods used for depreciation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5123-1

…by a health insurance organisation, for each of the medicinal products prescribed: 1° The dosage ; 2° Either the duration of treatment or, where the prescription includes the name of the medicinal pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules

Article A712-32

…e composition and powers of which shall be specified in an intervention standard provided for under 2° of Article L. 711-16..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-27

The honorary members of an industrial tribunal may attend, alongside the members of the court, the installation hearings and the formal hearing provided for in article…

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