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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-10-1

…pharmaceutical establishment must be declared, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 5124-3: 1° Change in the corporate name of the company holding an authorisation to open ; 2° Change in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-1

…rder to grant a reinsurance undertaking the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution des entreprises d'assurance shall veri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L72-102-1

…venue of the overseas départements provided for in Chapter III of Title IV of Book IV of Part Three;3° The revenue of the regions provided for in Title III of Book III of Part Four;4° The revenue of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter X: Insurance against the risk of cyber attacks

Article L12-10-1

…or loss or damage caused by a breach of an automated data processing system referred to in articles 323-1 to 323-3-1 of the French Criminal Code is subject to the victim lodging a complaint with the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10-2

…s laid down by decree; 2° An endowment paid by the Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie; 3° Subsidies from the State, local authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or internati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article D72-102-1

…du titre IV du livre IV de la troisième partie relatif aux recettes des départements d'outre-mer ; 3° Le titre III du livre III de la quatrième partie relatif aux recettes des régions ; 4° Le chapitr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter X: Trade union representatives

Article L243-10-1

…employee included on the list drawn up by the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 1453-4, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

…decree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Dissolution

Article L22-10-72

The Commercial Court may, at the request of any interested party, order the dissolution of the company if the number of shareholders has been reduced to less than seven for more than one year for comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10-2

…rrupted for legitimate reasons, after consulting the social and economic committee where it exists; 3° Requests made by employees with a level of qualification lower than level IV; 4° Requests made by…

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