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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-60

Inadmissibility based on failure to present, in a separate, reasoned pleading, the plea referred to in Article R.* 532-59, may be asserted without application of Article R. 532-12 and the second parag…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-5-1

…on asks a competent authority of another Member State to carry out on-site inspections of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking or of a person linked to it, pursuant to the first paragraph of Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-7

The information contained in the file shall be directly accessible, via a secure telecommunications system:1° To the judicial authorities;2° To officers of the judicial police, in the context of proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-1

…o members:1° The Chairman of the Etablissement français du sang ;2° The Director General of the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ;3…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-12 (art. A322-43)

…ll weirs..CLASS III. DIFFICULT(visible passage)CLASS IV. VERY DIFFICULT(passage not visible in advance,reconnaissance generally necessary)High waves, large eddies, whirlpools and rapids. Continuous la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

…010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances. The General Regulation specifies the conditions for issuing and withdrawing this authorisation,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-5

The provisions of articles…

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

Article R441-7-5

…finitions apply: "the treaty" where "the agreement" is mentioned, "the reinsurer" where "the insurance undertaking" is mentioned and "the ceding undertaking" where "the beneficiaries" are mentioned.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-5

…afety of care, a failure to comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to birth centres, or in the event of abuse or fraud with regard to social security bodies or insured persons,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-5

In each establishment organising water sports activities mentioned in sub-section 2, in a place visible to all, a board displays a map of the areas in common use, indicating: - zones that are prohibit…

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