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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-23

…acteristics of the emitting sources to which the worker is exposed; 3° The nature of the radiation; 4° Where applicable, the results of measurements of artificial optical radiation levels; 5° Periods…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-4-1

…usal of compulsory insurance for construction for a purpose other than residential use, the insurer may, with the agreement of the person subject to the insurance, ask the Bureau central de tarificati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-46

…e results of each income statement. When the accounts are certified in accordance with article L. 6145-16, the Supervisory Board is given prior notice of the certifier's report. Decisions relating to…

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

Article R1232-20

…The place and date of removal; 3° Any document attesting, in the cases provided for in Articles L. 1232-1 and L. 1232-2, to the absence of opposition or the existence of consent to the removal; 4° The…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

…taking puts an end to the irregular situation. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may also refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordanc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-4

…s, together with a copy of the receipt for the declaration provided for inarticle 5 of the law of 1 July 1901 on the contract of association;2° The minutes of the last three general meetings;3° Balanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-242

The presence of the attending dental surgeon at a surgical operation entitles him to separate fees, but only if this presence has been requested or accepted by the patient or his family.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D. 2335-23

I.-The fixed portion provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2335-16 amounts to €9,000. The variable portion provided for in the same paragraph is allocated according to the following scale…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Access to payment account services held by credit institutions

Article D312-23

…it institution has not established the rules provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 312-23, or where these rules are not complied with, the persons referred to in that paragraph who have b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-4

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 1241-2, in the absence of any other therapeutic solution, a sample of haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow or peripheral blood may be…

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