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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R631-2

I. - In cases other than those mentioned in Article R. 631-1, the draw provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 631-2 is carried out by the Governor of the Banque de France, assisted by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consultation deadlines

Article R2312-6

I.-For the consultations mentioned in article R. 2312-5, in the absence of an agreement, the social and economic committee is deemed to have been consulted and to have given a negative opinion on expi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-9

I.- The objectives of insect-borne disease control are: 1° To prevent the establishment and development of pathogen vectors through hygiene and sanitation measures; 2° To reduce the transmission of pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-2

…itor's work has been completed 4° An assessment, for each objective referred to in 2° of Article L. 210-10, since the last audit or, failing that, since the date on which the conditions laid down in A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3664-3

The constitution of provisions for liabilities and charges is mandatory as soon as the risk arises. The recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the event of a loss of value of an asset.The Chairma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article R4111-6

The skills consolidation course provided for in I of article L. 4111-2 is completed on a full-time basis, in a host structure listed in the order referred to in article R. 4111-1-1, in the profession…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

I.-When the patient is incapable of expressing his/her wishes, the doctor in charge of the patient must respect the wishes expressed by the patient in advance directives, except in the cases provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70-1

…or health and social security and, for the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12, to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, at intervals laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-112

The application must be accompanied by : 1° For medicinal products imported for research involving the human person, an acknowledgement of receipt of the application sent to the Agence nationale de sé…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-17

I.-Personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 6351-13 is kept for the purposes of the checks provided for in article L. 6361-2 throughout the period of validity of the declaratio…

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