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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-6

Articles A. 111-2 to A. 111-5 apply to group insurance contracts and memberships concluded or taken out no later than 20 December 2012 and to these contracts and memberships tacitly renewed after this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4111-6

Decrees in the Council of State determine : 1° The procedures for assessing risks and implementing preventive measures for the health and safety of workers as provided for in articles L. 4121-3 to L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-6

An agreement is signed between each commercial court registrar's office and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. Any contractual stipulation contrary to the standard clauses set out in the Annex 7-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-6

Decisions to approve or reject the approval of a specification and decisions to approve or reject the amendment of an approved specification shall be notified by the Institute to the applicant within…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

Direct grants are awarded to distribution companies eligible for financial support for film distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-69

It is forbidden for a masseur-physiotherapist, unless exemptions are granted by the Conseil national de l'ordre, under the conditions set out in articles L. 1453-6 and L. 1453-7, to distribute, for pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2322-6

The authorisations and approvals provided for in articles R. 2322-2 and R. 2322-5 may only be granted to persons of good character.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements concluded with professional organisations

Article R4321-6

The agreements provided for in article L. 4321-5 are concluded between the ministers responsible for labour or agriculture and the representative national employers' organisations.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-13

Every European arrest warrant shall contain the following information:the identity and nationality of the requested person;the precise designation and full contact details of the judicial authority fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-6

Any pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product or product subject to the provisions of Chapter I of this Title which takes the decision to suspend or cease marketing thereof or which has kn…

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