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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Schedules

Article R4251-13

The appendices to the regional plan for spatial planning, sustainable development and territorial equality include:1° The environmental impact report drawn up as part of the environmental assessment o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-34

…and international law relating to companies in difficulty; -Employment law related to insolvency proceedings; -Tax law related to insolvency proceedings; -Accounting corresponding to the DSCG exam pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Article R. 133-1, 4° of Article R. 133-2 and Articles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

…fication of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, the am…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable lo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-14 a (art. A322-77)

…iving suit with a stabilising jacketMastery of entering the water, immersion and return to the surface at a controlled speedMastery of ventilation and maintenance of balanceKnowledge of the usual sign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-3

…this chapter or resulting from the decision mentioned in article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and at least every month thereafter, the patient will be examined by a psychiatrist from the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

In relation to the base of dispersion constituted by the difference between the total amount of the regulated commitments mentioned in Article R. 331-1, all currencies combined, and the total amount o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

…he provisions of articles L. 352-1, R. 352-2 and R. 352-5, the following rules apply: a) Until 31 December 2017, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the concentration risk sub-module and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-…

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