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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article R6152-710

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6152-1 contribute to the supplementary social security pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplemen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-20

When facts likely to constitute a breach of the obligation defined in article L. 336-3 are brought to its attention, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may send…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Information and publicity measures.

Article R321-35-1

I.-The administrative authority referred to in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 321-3 is within their respective remits, the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R4532-90

…rocedures to ensure compliance with common rules relating to health, safety and working conditions; 3° Conditions for verifying the application of measures taken by the coordinator or the inter-enterp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-54

…ion provided for in Article R. 444-15 shall not apply to bailiffs in the cases provided for in c of 3° and 4° of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-2

For the registrations and amending registrations in the commercial agents' register mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the fee relating to each service is subject to a reduction set by the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2332-5

The provisions of article R. 2132-3 apply.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

I.-For the contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2, the insurer must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-4

…pe of risk and complexity of its activities, as well as its legal status and shareholder structure; 3° The amount of own funds required pursuant to II of Article L. 511-41-3 places the resolution enti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Reductions in sentences under articles 721-3 and 721-4

Article D117

The exceptional reduction in sentence provided for by article 721-3 as well as that provided for by article 721-4 may be granted in one or more instalments without exceeding one third of the sentence…

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