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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-23

I.-Components of original own funds are classified in Tier 1 when they de facto have the characteristics mentioned in a and b of I of Article R. 351-22, taking into account the factors mentioned in II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-2

Article L. 1220-1 and Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-51 of 19 January 2017, with the exception of Articles L. 1221-2 and L. 1221-9, are appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-2

It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to prevent or attempt to prevent anyone from carrying out or obtaining information about a voluntary interruption of pregnancy or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

…of value for which the Directorate-General of Public Finance is competent pursuant to Article 345-0 bis of the Customs Code. Recovery is made on the basis of the statement of criminal conviction and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

I.-It is instituted for the benefit of the communes or, as the case may be, of the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or of the départements which are substituted for them by virtue…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-20

The decision of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works sets out the legal and factual considerations on which it is based. The transferring producer is notified of the decision without d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-22 : 1° The continuous fraction of at least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

The report by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Risk and quality management and quality control.

Article R1222-28

I. - The role of risk and quality management manager involves setting up, evaluating and updating the risk and quality management system of the blood establishment.II. - This position is held by a doc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Risk and quality management and quality control.

Article R1222-29

I. - The role of the person responsible for quality control in the blood establishment involves checking that labile blood products, medical devices and equipment comply with pre-established standards…

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