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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 10: Special provisions for forestry investment groups

Article R214-176-2

Articles R. 214-163, R. 214-164, R. 214-165, R. 214-166, R. 214-168, R. 214-169, R. 214-170 and R. 214-175 are applicable to groupements forestiers d'investissement, subject to the following adaptatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

When the person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for one or more offences mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 to 421-2-5-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-21-1

I.- Where the High Counsel communicates confidential information or documents to an authority of a State which is not a member of the European Union, the High Counsel shall require that such informati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-2

The Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules for the agents of payment service providers, in particular concerning :1° Requirements relating to good repute and aptitude ;2° The regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-2-1

For the sole purpose of recording the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-3, L. 5421-13, L. 5432-1, L. 5432-2, L. 5438-4, L. 5461-3 and L. 5462-3 of the Public Health Code, when commi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right of entry to establishments and premises used for accommodation.

Article L8113-2-1

For the application of articles L. 4221-1 and L. 4231-1 and 1° of article L. 8112-2 of this code andarticle L. 716-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code, labour inspection officers may enter any pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-22-1

From the catchment area upstream of private distribution facilities, the person responsible for water production or distribution draws up, implements, evaluates and updates a water safety management p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-1-2

When a person mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 147-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles is diagnosed with a genetic anomaly that may be responsible for a serious condition justifying p…

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

Article L113-2-1

By way of exception to 2° of article L. 113-2, when the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-2

The director of each health care institution referred to in Article L. 3222-1 shall enter into agreements with :1° The representative of the State in the département or, in Paris, the Préfet de Police…

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