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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article D46-6-3

Service may be effected by electronic means in accordance with the provisions of Article 803-1 in the cases and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 593-1-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article R345-1-3

When the entity designated in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 345-1-2 is an undertaking mentioned in Articles L. 310-1 or L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assuranc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3-1

…nsible for keeping the register of commerce and companies at the location of the registered office; 3° A list of the members, indicating for each of them the category of person or company referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-117-3

…the prescription complies with the provisions of articles R. 5141-117-1 and R. 5141-117-2 and a of 3° of article L. 5143-4. This list is drawn up after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33-1

Where the regulations provide for a procedure involving the sampling of one unit of a model and then, in the event of non-compliance, additional units of the same model, these additional units may be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives.

Article L5312-4-3

…ds that the laws and regulations applicable to the activities and products mentioned in Article L. 5311-1 have not been complied with, it may order the person concerned to rectify the situation within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Administrative composition

Article R621-37-4

If the agreement reached is validated by the Board, it is forwarded for approval to the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee, who refers it to one of its sections for approval under the conditions la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-3

…ctor practising as a replacement or the student fulfilling the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2 undertakes, for the duration of the contract, to carry out a replacement activity in one or mor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-4

I. - Exceptionally and on a temporary basis, in the absence of available paediatric critical care beds, patients under the age of 18 may be treated in adult critical care on site or by agreement with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 123-22 of the Commercial Code, the accounts of a UCITS may be kept in any currency, in accordance with the procedures laid down by d…

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