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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-43

…naesthesia-intensive care or qualified as specialists in anaesthesiology-intensive care in surgery; 4° One or more qualified doctors specialising in maxillo-facial surgery, maxillo-facial surgery and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Operational implementation outside the département (R)

Article R1424-47

…ental agreement;2° Of the prefect of their defence and security zone in application of articles L. 742-3 and L. 742-4 of the internal security code;3° Of the minister in charge of civil security in ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-4

…he request of the holder, be liquidated or redeemed before the due date referred to in article L. 224-1 in the following cases only: 1° The death of the holder's spouse or their partner in a civil sol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-4

…° or 2°-0 bis ofarticle 83 of the General Tax Code and in the sixth paragraph and 1° of article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code or inarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; 2° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banknotes

Article R734-4

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 122-4 to R. 122-10n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article L123-41

…ntities mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-36 as well as for the natural persons mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article who have chosen to carry on their business as an individual limited li…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-46

…ors associated with this package; 3° The list of cinemas in which the approved package is accepted; 4° The price, payment methods, duration, cancellation of the subscription and, in general, the condi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 411-7

…mentary works produced in a language whose use is justified by the subject matter;3° Animated works;4° Works in which the use of a foreign language is justified for artistic reasons relating to the sc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2351-4

…time by the economic operator, is not provided within the time limits laid down in article R. 2332-4; 2° When significant amendments are made to the consultation documents. The length of the extensio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-4

The conversion referred to in article R. 134-4 may only be carried out every five years and on condition that, after the conversion, the difference between the amount of the diversification provision…

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