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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-10

A National Commission for Medical Accidents, attached to the Ministers of Justice and Health, made up of health professionals, user representatives and qualified persons and whose chairman is appointe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

Any work carried out on the communal areas of a block of flats used in whole or in part for residential purposes, built before 1 January 1949, which is likely to cause a substantial deterioration in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

…onals;3° Developing regional prevention initiatives;4° Developing the quality and relevance of care;5° Supporting healthcare professionals in their region;6° Participating in the response to health cr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-4

…Subject to the formal agreement of the policyholder, only the information mentioned in 2°, 3° and 5° of III of article L. 112-1-12-1 must be communicated to the policyholder. The policyholder is inf…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-47

…ted in 1° of article R. 211-45; 4° The synopsis or a detailed presentation of the work or document; 5° Where applicable, a summary of the restrictions imposed in the countries where the work or docume…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

The agenda for the meetings is set by the author of the notice of meeting. However, one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-2

The doping prevention medical units must, under the coordination of the Minister responsible for Sport: 1° Set up a system of specialised consultations open to athletes who use doping substances or me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to certain overseas collectivities

Article L3512-27

For the application of sections 1 to 5 of this chapter, in the collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Martin, in Saint-Barthélemy and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-9

…sion, respectively, as well as the Member States in which each of them is registered or authorised; 5° The name and location of the registered office of the subscribing employer or group of employers…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Investment for the preparation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-73

…se personnel were actually employed on the preparation of the work;4° Location scouting expenditure;5° Expenditure on the design, development and modelling of characters and sets when the work belongs…

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