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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cosmetic products

Article R1453-9

The provisions of article R. 1453-3, with the exception of the last three paragraphs of I, and the provisions of articles R. 1453-4 to R. 1453-7 apply to agreements entered into by companies producing…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-1

Failure to comply within the allotted time with an injunction relating to offences or breaches found with the powers mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7, is liable to an administrati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

…a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-6

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 322-7 to L. 322-10, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund manages the investor guarantee mechanism instituted by Article L. 322-5. Articles L. 312-5, L. 31…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-14

…financial year of technical reserves gross of reinsurance cessions, corresponding to items 3b, 3c, 3e and 3h of the balance sheet liabilities model set out in Article 421-4 of Regulation no. 2015-11…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Promotion of online investment offers

Article L572-28

Any person who promotes an online investment offer in breach of any of the prohibitions set out in Articles L. 572-23, L. 572-24, L. 572-27, L. 573-1, L. 573-7, L. 573-8, L. 573-9, L. 573-12 and L. 57…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

I.-Information for data subjects is provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-8

Parole may only be granted under the provisions of articles 723-15 to 723-18 only when the conditions set out in articles 723-1 and 723-7 if a probationary measure is ordered, or failing that, when th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-13

The Board of Directors may delegate some of its powers to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 18°, 1…

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