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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-21

…this Article are laid down in Article 240 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article D214-22-1

…ansferable securities governed by foreign law that have been notified in accordance with Article L. 214-2-2, provided that such admission is requested by these undertakings or by their management comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

…to comply with: 1° The provisions relating to the prevention of explosions set out in articles R. 4227-42 et seq.; 2° The provisions of article R. 4215-12; 3° Les dispositions spécifiques de l'arrêté…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-22

…d to its failings or to submit its observations within a specified period. The period of suspension may not exceed one year. The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine is notified of the sus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

…3° For the concentration of radon activity in the air, assessed on the basis of the effective dose: 6 millisieverts per year. The assessment of the exposure levels used to identify these zones is carr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-22

The provisions of article L. 211-24 are applicable to loans of financial securities that meet the following conditions: 1. The loan relates to financial securities; 2. The loan relates to financial se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article D6124-226

…mising exposure to ionising radiation. II - The holder of the cross-sectional imaging authorisation may not carry out his radiology activity mainly by teleradiology, with the exception of the radiolog…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

The plan rules set out the list of assets to which payments may be allocated. Where this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-22

…the plenary assembly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1446-8, including : a) No more than two members from the college mentioned in 1° of the same article ;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-6

In principle, the confiscation order is transmitted for enforcement to a single State. If the confiscation order relates to specific items of property, the public prosecutor shall transmit it, togethe…

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