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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-13

The collective operations defined in article R. 441-4 give rise to the conclusion of agreements between the insurance undertaking and an intermediary within the meaning of article L. 511-1, acting on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-3

For the implementation of the provisions of article R. 2324-41, the manager of a family crèche must comply with the following minimum requirements: 1° Small family crèches: no obligation; 2° Family cr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-2

The separate file authorised by the liberty and custody judge includes the documents he lists, the investigating judge's request, the public prosecutor's opinion and, where applicable, the investigato…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-2

The person in police custody may request that the lawyer be present at his or her hearings and confrontations. In this case, the first hearing, unless it relates solely to identity details, may not be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-4

Approval is granted to legal entities only if the shareholders or members holding at least 25% of the votes, shares or voting rights and the managers meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-4-1

Any person practising orthoptics, within the meaning of article L. 4342-1, who does not hold a certificat de capacité d'orthoptiste or one of the diplomas or certificates of study in orthoptics establ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-40

The Public Prosecutor responsible for receiving, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-137, the information from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor indicating that he is referring to the national authoriti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-4

Without prejudice to Article R. 22-10-28 of the French Commercial Code, the right to attend General Meetings of undertakings for collective investment in the form of companies whose shares are admitte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article R811-42-1

Within two months of the completion of the inspection operations, the member of the judiciary who carried out the inspection draws up a draft report and sends it to the inspected professional by regis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-40-1

Admission to a national health facility or to a health facility located in an inter-regional directorate of prison services other than the one in which the prisoner is imprisoned must be authorised by…

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