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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-12

I.-When the intermediaries referred to in 3° or 4° of the I of article R. 511-2 and their employees carry on the business of distribution as an ancillary activity to their main professional activity a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L914-2

Article L. 441-11 II is amended as follows: 1° 1° is worded as follows: "1° For purchases of perishable agricultural and food products and frozen or deep-frozen meat, deep-frozen fish, ready-made meal…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-9

I. - An indicator of the resources of the communes of New Caledonia is created, which corresponds to the sum of:a) The flat-rate allocation of the global operating allocation defined in Article L. 233…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the immediate payment of fixed fines for offences not involving the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-25

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Collection", the offender and the enforcement officers sign their names under the heading: "He acknowledges having been infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccination

Article R3112-2

The following are also subject to compulsory vaccination with the BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine:1° Persons working in the establishments or services mentioned in A of article R. 3112-1 and childminder…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-6

…eral council. The number of professional fire brigade officers and non-commissioned officers in the Mayotte fire brigade is determined on the basis of a reference workforce comprising professional fir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-3

When permitted under the provisions of Article L. 5122-6, advertising of a medicinal product to the general public : 1° Is designed in such a way that the advertising nature of the message is obvious…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article D5141-88-1

I.-The amount of the tax provided for in 5° of 1 of I of article L. 5141-8 is set at : a) €2,000 per request for prior authorisation for advertising relating to a medicinal product and comprising up t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-32-1

The application for renewal that the holder of an authorisation submits, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R. 6122-28, includes: 1° The applicant's undertaking to implement and ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-3

The application for registration shall be sent by a joint representative appointed, in the articles of association or in a separate deed, by the members of the company, to the Council of the Associati…

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