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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-4

I.-The approved laboratory shall immediately inform the public establishment referred to in Article L. 3512-15 of any situation that may no longer enable it to comply with one or more conditions of ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-9

Packaged natural mineral waters are held for sale, offered for sale, sold or distributed free of charge, under one of the following sales names: 1° "Natural mineral water" or "Non-carbonated natural m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article Annexe I art. A125-1

Standard clauses applicable to insurance contracts mentioned in article L. 125-1 (first paragraph) of the Insurance Code a) Purpose of cover: The purpose of this insurance is to guarantee the insured…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article Annexe I art. R*322-58

APPENDIX I TO ARTICLE R. * 322-58 POSTAL OR PROXY VOTING FORM Reserved space Username : ATTENTION: choose 1 or 2 or 3 ATTENTION Within receipt limit 1 You have confidence in the Chairman and authorise…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alert mechanism

Article R212-94-4

In the internal market information system, the Ministry responsible for sports communicates the following information to the competent authorities of the other Member States of the European Union or p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-4

The property freezing order shall be accompanied by a request for enforcement of an order for confiscation of the property. Failing this, the certificate shall contain an instruction to retain the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-40

Information may only be transmitted to the competent services of the Member State that requested it with the prior authorisation of a magistrate whenever such authorisation is required in France to ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47

…order of the Minister for Justice, the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Budget shall designate the contact points to which requests for the transmission of information may be address…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-9

No gratuitous benefit may be stipulated for the transactions provided for in this chapter.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-9

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle publishes a new patent specification when the decision ruling on the opposition, which is no longer subject to appeal, maintains the patent in an ame…

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