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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3-2

Owners of the common areas of apartment blocks referred to in article R. 1334-17 and buildings referred to in article R. 1334-18 who fail to meet one of the obligations defined in articles R. 1334-27…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

…ganisation responsible for the operation of the proprietary medicinal product within the meaning of 3° of Article R. 5124-2. It invites the person responsible for the notification to report this adver…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

…ferred to in Article L. 228-29-7-1, in II and III of Article L. 228-29-7-2 and in Article L. 22-10-43-1, and the procedures for transmitting that information are specified by Commission Implementing R…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3-2

…surance and reinsurance undertakings applying the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4, the volatility adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-6 or the transitional measures referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-5-3

…the departmental directors of veterinary services; 2° Elected representatives of local authorities; 3° Representatives of approved associations in the field of nature protection and scientists with ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Care for patients requiring psychiatric treatment.

Article R6123-32-9

The establishment authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of Article R. 6123-1 organises the care of persons requiring psychiatric care who present themselves at the emergency department:…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-3-1

…the date of knowledge of the death of the insured, mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 132-5, may not exceed the charges that would have been levied had the death not occurred. For life in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-3

…822-1 or duly approved in another Member State of the European Union to carry out statutory audits; 3° At least the majority of the members of the management, administrative, management or supervisory…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-1

…strates from the Public Prosecutor's Office, no more than one of whom may be an honorary magistrate;3° The Director General of Customs and Indirect Duties or his representative;4° The official in char…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-3

…2° The circumstances that led to the request being made; > The names of all other parties involved 3° The names of all the other undertakings or associations of undertakings which take part or have t…

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