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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-4

…n article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and who have passed the examination for the fifth year of dental studies are authorised to practis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article R311-8

…shall inform that person without delay in accordance with the procedures specified inArticle R. 612-9 of the Monetary and Financial Code. When, pursuant to the last paragraph of the same III, the reso…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15

…asses referred to in 20 to 28 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the Social Security Code is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency margin de…

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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

…d sound elements of the work;8° Expenses relating to the search for and pre-selection of performers;9° Expenses relating to expertise, documentation and archive research;10° Expenses relating to the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-3

…o the Competition Authority by the Minister pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 464-9. It may do the same with regard to the decisions provided for in Article L. 430-5, decisions to re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-27

…ect of a patent application, before the end of the five-month period provided for in article L. 612-9, shall be filed with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle; it may be filed as soon a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R351-3

…and Futuna Islands:APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REDACTION R. 312-2 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 on the dematerialisation of contractual relations in the financial sector R. 312-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R284-2

…to the district chief; 3° The references to the benefits mentioned in Articles L. 160-8 and L. 160-9 of the Social Security Code are replaced by the reference to sickness and maternity benefits; 4° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2543-3

…es due to ministers of recognised cults by virtue of the provisions of the decree of 30 December 1809 concerning church factories and the ordinance of 7 August 1842 relating to housing allowances for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-6

…cation, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC and the pro…

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