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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-14

Manufacturers or their agents, importers and distributors shall declare without delay to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé any incidents o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-14

…nd last paragraph) to 706-12, when his resources are below the ceiling set by l'article 4 de la loi n° 91-647 du 10 juillet 1991 relative à l'aide juridique to benefit from partial legal aid, taking i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L743-14

I.-Subject to the adaptations in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article L742-14

I.-Subject to the adaptations in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

The concentrations of the chemical agents present in the atmosphere of the workplaces listed in the following table must not exceed, in the workers' breathing zone, the occupational exposure limit val…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information after execution of the payment transaction

Article L314-14

I. - After an individual payment transaction or a payment transaction covered by a framework contract for payment services or by the terms of a deposit account agreement referred to in I of article L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-14

The decision by the Minister for Culture to issue a visa with a warning or a specific performance ban, or to refuse the visa, must state the reasons on which it is based.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Prices affected by fluctuations in world prices

Article R2112-14

Contracts with a performance period of more than three months which require for their performance the use of a significant proportion of supplies, in particular raw materials, the price of which is di…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Procedure in the event of an appeal

Article 712-14

The decisions of the enforcement judge and the enforcement court are provisionally enforceable. However, where the public prosecutor's appeal is lodged within twenty-four hours of notification, it sus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the appointment and training of citizen assessors

Article R2-14

The purpose of the training is to enable citizen assessors to assess the meaning and scope of the oath provided for by article 10-11. It covers the essential elements concerning : the composition, met…

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