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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

In order to grant or refuse the administrative authorisations provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies that the following…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-10

With the exception of the persons mentioned in article R. 443-12 of the French Town Planning Code, no one may enter a serviced camping and caravanning site and settle there without the agreement of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2161-10

A contracting entity may set the closing date for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, provided that this date is the same for all. In the absence of agreement, it shal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-10

…d who provides evidence of an impediment that is not attributable to his will, fault or negligence, may, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, be relieved of any disqualification…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-100

Periodic checks are carried out by qualified persons, who may or may not belong to the establishment, a list of whom is made available to the Labour Inspectorate. These persons have the necessary skil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-10

The chairman of the departmental council may perform all conservatory acts and acts interrupting forfeiture. He may always, as a precautionary measure, accept gifts and legacies. The decision of the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…dditional category for effects on or via breastfeeding as defined in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008; 2° Benzene; 3° The follo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-ministerial cooperation and exchanges of information relating to the fight against trafficking in doping substances or methods

Article D232-101

The Regional Commission may hear qualified persons.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-10

The sentence enforcement judge may also subject the person placed under electronic monitoring to the measures set out in articles 132-43 to 132-46 of the Penal Code. It may in particular subject the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment

Article R153-10

…arty, an extract of the decision containing only its operative part, bearing the executory formula, may be given to him for the purposes of its compulsory enforcement. A non-confidential version of th…

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