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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R*412-1

Associations and mutual societies active in the field of social and family tourism and meeting the conditions set out in article R. 412-2 may apply for national approval issued by the Minister for Tou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings conducted by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-45

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 696-109, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor acts as Public Prosecutor before the Investigating Chamber or the Criminal App…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-4

For the application of articles 694-7 and 695-2 of this code, the Minister of Justice shall give his approval after receiving the opinion of the National Director of the Judicial Police. For the appli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-5-4

A commission for the execution and enforcement of sentences is set up within each judicial court with the aim of: 1° exchanging information between all the players concerned on the conditions for impl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-4

Prior to the selection of units of account by the policyholder or subscriber pursuant to 1° of Article R. 131-1-2, the insurance undertaking or intermediary shall carry out an appropriate assessment o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Accountant.

Article R6145-54-4

The revenues of public health establishments are recovered : 1° Either by virtue of enforceable judgements or contracts ; 2° Or by virtue of revenue orders issued and made enforceable by the director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4-1

The agreement referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 6152-4 may be concluded for the implementation of a territorial solidarity scheme involving the allocation of compensation to full-time h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-4-1

For minors, with a view to obtaining or renewing a licence or registering for a sporting competition as referred to in article L. 231-2-1, the athlete and the persons exercising parental authority mus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall send the European Central Bank a proposed decision to oppose the proposed acquisition only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-4

The holder of the radiotherapy or brachytherapy authorisation makes the necessary arrangements with the professionals concerned for : 1° The final validation of the delineation of target volumes and o…

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