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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article L352-7

…ware that the Solvency Capital Requirement no longer complies with the provisions of Article L. 352-1 or that there is a risk that it will no longer do so within the next three months. They submit a r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-33

In the event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to six months, the closure of any hotel, furnishe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-73

…request to amend the patent after partial revocation or invalidation as referred to in Articles L. 613-23-6 and L. 613-27 respectively shall be submitted in writing. Where the amendment to the patent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2531-7

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 2531-2 and L. 2531-3, account is taken, as provided for in article R. 130-2 of the Social Security Code, of employees assigned within each establis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of pharmacist-biologists.

Article R4235-73

…pharmacist-biologist may only include all or some of the following information on these documents: 1° Telephone and fax number ; 2° Bank account number; 3° The activities carried out as set out in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-7

The written eligibility tests comprise: 1° A three-hour test on the national law of companies in difficulty. The mark is assigned a coefficient of 6. 2° A test lasting three hours consisting of the re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-7

…ccompanied by written confirmation from the competent authority of the exporting third country that:1° The standards of good manufacturing practice applicable to the establishment manufacturing the ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-7

…the first period of psychiatric care ordered in application of the second paragraph of article L. 3212-4, the care may be continued by the director of the establishment for periods of one month, renew…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-7

…323-4 to L. 3323-6, relating to the advertising of alcoholic beverages, are punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros. The maximum fine may be increased to 50% of the amount spent on the illegal operation.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-7

…r she is the subject of a legal protection measure, in order to implement the provisions of Article 706-112-1 and Article D. 47-14. The same applies in the event of the detention of a person pursuant…

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