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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-1

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution requires an insurance undertaking to submit a recovery plan pursuant to Article L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the plan must in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-6

I. - Financial assistance for the foreign distribution of works representing world cinema is awarded on the basis of :1° The expertise, reputation, experience and financial capacity of the applicant a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-25

Except in the cases provided for in Articles R. 512-28 and R. 512-29, any sampling carried out pursuant to Article L. 511-16 includes at least three samples. A report is drawn up in accordance with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment

Article L3333-7

The annual proceeds of the departmental tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° To interventions promoting agricultural development in mountain a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-5

International agreements relating both to areas of State competence and to areas of departmental competence are, in cases where the first paragraph of articles L. 3441-3 and L. 3441-4-1 is not applied…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-18

The information contained in the declaration referred to in article R. 1342-13 may only be used to respond to requests for information aimed at preventing the effects of the substances or mixtures con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Consultation prior to voluntary interruption of pregnancy

Article R2212-3

Approval is granted by the Prefect of the département, after consultation with a committee whose membership is set by order of the Minister for Health. This committee includes civil servants from depa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-66

The specific safety plan : 1° Carries out a detailed analysis of the construction and execution processes and the operating methods used, insofar as they have a particular impact on the health and saf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-110

I.-For healthcare institutions which do not have an in-house pharmacy, medicinal products reserved for hospital use are supplied either by a pharmaceutical company in application of 8° of article R. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-2

The Health Section of the Committee is consulted by the Minister for Health on : 1° Draft decrees relating to the conditions for setting up healthcare activities and heavy equipment, issued by virtue…

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