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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-2

The articles of association of companies reinsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1 must contain a clause providing for the substitution of the mutual union for the reinsured compa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-4-3-2

…s term of office, draw up a regional cooperation framework programme specifying the nature, purpose and scope of the international commitments that he proposes to negotiate, in compliance with the int…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1 A

…r the prosecution may state that it does not contest the answers given by the assize court on guilt and that it is limited to the decision on sentence.In this case, only witnesses and experts whose te…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination of registration applications

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-2

…st them before making an order rejecting the declaration.It may also refer the declaration, as it stands, to a hearing, the date of which it shall set. The members of the management are summoned to th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 ter

Even if the periods provided for in articles 354 and 354a have elapsed, omissions or deficiencies in taxation constituting offences whose purpose or result is the non-recovery of duties or taxes, reve…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 quater

For the application of articles 354 to 354 ter, customs officers shall use the powers provided for in this Code, even if the limitation period provided for in article 351 has expired.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-37

The establishments or organisations mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1241-31 ensure that the unique donation number that they allocate is unique on the basis of the provisions of the order and good…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-35

…by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, pursuant to Article L. 1243-2 and the first and second paragraphs of II of L. 1245-5.II. - The unique European code is alloc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

…ification sequence is allocated by the establishments or organisations authorised under Article L. 1243-2, the first and second paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5, the first paragraph of II of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 3)

…S OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 VII. - CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMWhatever the nature and origin of the cardiovascular lesion, the ass…

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