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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L522-3

…oducts for the requirements and needs of subscribers and members, as provided for in article L. 522-6, will be submitted to the intermediary or insurance company. 522-6; 2° Information on the contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-5

…likely to appear in the written document referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1131-1-2; 6° Accompanying the person who has undertaken to provide the information to the members of his or he…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-1

…ised, under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in articles R. 15-2-2 to R. 15-2-6, to exercise the powers attached to this status for a period of five years from the date of their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 5211-6 et L. 5211-6-1, between two general renewals of the municipal councils:1° In the event of the creation of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishmen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-25-1

…y participate in the conclusion or execution of one of the funeral services provided for by 2°, 3°, 6° and 8° of article L. 2223-19 must hold a national diploma, without prejudice to the provisions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-36

…t subject to prescription by virtue of its inclusion on one of the lists defined in article L. 5132-6 ; 2° Medicinal product subject to special prescription due to its classification as a narcotic or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-2

…compensation for damage caused by one of the offences mentioned in the first paragraph of articles 697-1 or 697-4 belongs to those who have personally suffered damage directly caused by the offence.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-8

…chapter which apply to the nationwide deployment of a local protocol pursuant to article L. 4011-4-6;2° The nature of the indicators mentioned in article L. 4011-4-5, which include monitoring of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28

Following notification of the European arrest warrant, if he decides not to release the wanted person, the public prosecutor shall present him to the first president of the court of appeal or the judg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…ompetent public prosecutor within forty-eight hours. During this period, the provisions of Articles 63-1 to 63-7 shall apply. After verifying the identity of that person, the Public Prosecutor shall i…

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