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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-13

The authorisation referred to in article L. 1121-13 is issued after an investigation by a public health medical inspector or a regional health agency inspector qualified as a medical doctor and, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-13

…ed to pursue a skills consolidation programme may, at their request, obtain a postponement of their assignment for up to eighteen months if, at the time when the Minister responsible for health takes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-13

…ration defined by order of the Minister for the Economy, which may not exceed three points. In the case of non-trading securities referred to in Article L. 213-9, repayment of which is conditional on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supply of contraceptive products or devices

Article R2311-13

…ment's in-house pharmacy, which supplies the centre under the conditions set out in article R. 5126-13.If there is no pharmacist, the director or another doctor of the centre, designated by name, may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

…n of the General Meeting, up to a limit of 10% of its capital per year. However, this limit is increased to 25% when the share price is more than 10% below the net assets per share. The number of shar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…3 A, in the same proportions and for the same period. The subsequent allowance provided for in the last paragraph of I of the same article 1463 A is applicable. II.-The municipalities and the public e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-13

…The origin of the damage; 3° Scientific knowledge relating to these risks at the time the spraying was carried out; 4° The existence on the insurance market of products capable of covering the damage…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 138-3

In the case of an offence punishable by at least three years' imprisonment committed against the victim's spouse, cohabitee or partner linked to the victim by a civil solidarity pact, including when t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-13

…shall verify that the following conditions are met: 1° The internal arrangements and allocation of tasks within the group are appropriate to the objective of complying with prudential requirements on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-9

…e Chairman and where there is a Vice-Chairman, the latter shall chair the meeting and shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.In the same case and where there is no Vice-Chairman, the members…

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