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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-3

Unlisted companies whose sole purpose is real estate or property, as referred to in 2° of article R. 131-1 , must meet the following conditions:1° Unlisted shares in non-trading companies whose sole o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article D712-30

…trade mark or the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks of 14 April 1891, as amended, and its Protocol of 27 June 1989, as amended, the Institute shall send the alert el…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3

…or of its own motion. The measure thus taken shall be enforceable notwithstanding any means of appeal. "It may be discharged by the court that ordered it or that is hearing the case. The measure ceas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-3

…are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years, or, in the absence of capital expenditure made over this period in the overseas t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-30

When corrective measures are taken under articles R. 1321-27, R. 1321-28 and R. 1321-29, consumers are informed immediately by the person responsible for water production or distribution.In the cases…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-39

…omply with the quality limits set by the order mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1321-38 when the following rules are complied with:1° The water samples are taken, before treatment, at re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Strategic orientation framework

Article R1434-3

The strategic orientation framework sets out the general objectives and expected results over the next ten years for improving the state of health of the population and combating social and territoria…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-34

…of the profession; 4° All cash sums. Members' business which, by virtue of article 10 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, does not contribute to the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Application for approval

Article R7232-3

The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing :1° The unique identification number or a copy of the articles of association of the legal entity, or, where applicable, for…

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