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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-3

I. - The insurance companies mentioned in 1° of article L. 310-1 of the present code as well as the provident institutions and unions governed by Title III of Book IX of the Social Security Code infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

The following are eligible for exemption from contributions and entitlement to benefits under Articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code: 1° Persons deprived of employment receiving…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 432-7

The beneficiary of a grant has eighteen months from the date of the award decision to submit the following to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° In the case of a grant awarded unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-3

In order to be able to continuously assess the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product as defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-9, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3-1

The rules relating to the financial organisation of public health establishments are applicable to the private health establishments mentioned in b and c of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

Officers of the judicial police, assisted where necessary by agents of the judicial police, may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the Articles 56 to 62…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-3-1

The Estates General mentioned in article L. 1412-1-1 bring together conferences of citizens chosen to represent society in all its diversity. After receiving prior training, they debate and draw up an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-7

When the bulletin sent by the criminal records office to the competent administrative authority is marked nil, it is given or sent by the authority to the manager of the legal entity. In the opposite…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary termination of pregnancy in health establishments.

Article R2212-7

Public establishments which perform voluntary interruptions of pregnancy include an approved family planning or education centre or enter into an agreement so that this centre carries out, in the esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation, orientation and preparation of the case.

Article L1454-1-3

If, unless there is a legitimate reason, a party does not appear, either in person or represented in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the conciliation and refe…

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