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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to financial investments

Article A421-4-6

Derivatives may be used insofar as they help to reduce risk or promote efficient portfolio management. Investments and assets not admitted to trading on a regulated market are maintained at prudent le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures.

Article R5141-47-6

…eement within the coordination group, the Community arbitration procedure provided for in Articles 36 to 38 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council applies. Where France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article D6241-27

…ar, employers designate the establishments to which the funds referred to in 1° of II of article L. 6131-4 are to be sent, using the online service referred to in II of article L. 6241-2. II - A timet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D6153-1-26

Replacements are carried out outside the service obligations of the junior doctor and outside the safety breaks from which he benefits under IV of article R. 6153-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-27

…ce to the provisions laid down in sections 1 to 8 of this chapter, with the exception of Article R. 4453-16, the provisions of this section apply to the installation, testing, use, development and mai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-26

…cooperation is drawn up by the prefect in the light of the results of the elections and, where applicable, the designations made in accordance with the second paragraph of article R. 5211-24.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-26

…or at the written request of at least half of the permanent employee representatives. In the latter case, the committee must be convened within one month.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-26

…of activity and guidelines for its annual work programme; 3° Helping to improve the Agency's communication methods, particularly in health crisis situations within the framework of the guidelines laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article D1123-27

The National Commission for Research Involving the Human Person shall carry out the duties set out in Article L. 1123-1-1 and, in this capacity, shall : 1° Ensures the coordination and harmonisation o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-26

…member whose rights have not been liquidated, the ratio between, on the one hand, the value of the capital guaranteed by the insurance company managing the plan on the scheduled liquidation date of t…

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