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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-1

…by land, sea or air. To carry out these checks, the representative of the State in the département may authorise the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 and the agents of the ministe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-5

Producers or manufacturers of essences that may be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, such as essences of aniseed, star anise, fennel and hyssop, as well as producers or manufacturers of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article R311-10

…f the assets of a person subject to resolution proceedings, pursuant to 6° of Article L. 311-30, it may prescribe, in accordance with the procedures set out inArticle R. 612-9 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-3

…trative approval for a principal risk belonging to a class mentioned in 1 to 18 of article R. 321-1 may also insure risks included in another class without administrative approval being required for t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54

…st three members. The Articles of Association set the maximum number of members of the Board, which may not exceed eighteen. Members elected by employees in accordance with the provisions of article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-3

The Competition Authority may sit either in plenary session, in sections or as a standing committee. The standing committee is made up of the chairman and four vice-chairmen.The authority's panels del…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-8

…e with article L. 626-22 when they are subject to the time limits of the plan.The official receiver may order provisional payment of all or part of their claim to creditors holding security on the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-14

…s informed of the administrator's decision not to continue the lease. In this case, non-performance may give rise to damages to the co-contractor, the amount of which must be declared as a liability.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-38

…to the provisions of Articles R. 331-36 and R. 331-37, the applicant referred to in these Articles may refer the matter to the authority so that it may issue the financial penalty provided for in Art…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-62

…by a simple majority. However, temporary disbarment for more than one year or permanent disbarment may only be decided by a majority of five members, or four members where the Disciplinary Board sits…

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