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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Judicial and conciliation procedures

Article A310-10

The notice referred to in Article R. 310-23 shall specify the time limits to be observed, the penalties provided for in respect of these time limits, the body or authority authorised to receive the lo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-10

Where the claim for compensation is based on Article 706-14, the request shall also contain: 1° An indication of the amount of the applicant's resources with the relevant supporting documents, in part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-106

The committee issues its opinions by a majority of the voting members present.Staff representatives and the committee chairman vote on matters relating to the management of social and cultural activit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-10

…up a workstation notice given to each worker in order to inform him of the risks to which his work may expose him and the measures taken to avoid or reduce them. This notice, which is kept up to date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9

…oduits de santé, known as an "advertising approval".This authorisation is issued for a period which may not exceed the duration of the marketing authorisation for medicinal products subject to this au…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-9

…enforcement judge will appoint as coordinating doctor, on a provisional basis and for a period that may not exceed one year, a doctor who meets the conditions defined in articles R. 3711-3 and R. 3711…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-9

…egistered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. In the event of an implied refusal, the applicant may at any time request the reasons which led the Director General of the Agency to refuse the autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D3141-9

An employer who is a member of a paid leave fund, in application of article L. 3141-32, shall issue the employee, in the event of termination of the employment contract, with a certificate justifying…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-10

…a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to :1° The mayor or, in Paris, the police prefect, if the event takes place within the territory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-9

…mpany, who sign the report intended for the body called upon to rule on the accounts. These persons may only perform the duties of statutory auditor within a single firm of statutory auditors. The mem…

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