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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-5

All the information mentioned in article R. 313-4 is presented, on paper or on another durable medium, in the form of a single document, in accordance with the European standardised information sheet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-5

…rted by medical biology departments and laboratories as mentioned in articles R. 3113-3 and R. 3113-4 via the information system mentioned inarticle R. 1413-58-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-5

…ntilation system must certify that it complies with the requirements mentioned in 1° of article R. 3512-4. The person in charge of the establishment is required to produce this certificate for any ins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-5

As part of the strategic guidelines defined in article R. 5131-4, the local missions and Pôle emploi implement the right to support, in conjunction with all the bodies likely to contribute to it, as p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article R430-5

Where a concentration is effected by the purchase or exchange of securities on a regulated market, its effective completion, within the meaning of Article L. The absence of a decision by the Autorité…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-55

The report on the solvency and financial situation at group level referred to in Article L. 356-23 is approved by the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board of the participating or parent underta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30

…liability company shares and current account advances, as defined in I and 1° of II of article L. 214-28, which grant subscribers of equity securities only the rights resulting from their status as sh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-58

…ed to in Article L. 311-8 and shall, if necessary, carry out the assessment provided for in Section 4, after consulting the resolution authorities of the other States concerned.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-5

…he number of candidates admitted to continue the procedure, the checks referred to in articles R. 2144-1,R. 2144-3 and R. 2144-4 shall be carried out at the latest before the invitation to tender or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-57

…judicial officers in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle. Table 3-2 of Article Annex 4-7 applies exclusively to it.

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