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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-13

…ative bodies of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in article L. 5211-12 incur travel expenses on the occasion of meetings of these councils or committees, of the bure…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions governing the work of thanatopractors

Article R2223-132

…t the home of the deceased, when the thanatopractor's equipment and the configuration of the room meet the minimum requirements, in particular in terms of surface area, access, ventilation, cleaning a…

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

Article R5139-13

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé keeps an up-to-date list of authorisation holders and authorised persons. These lists are accessible at…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-13

Pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 113-12-2, the insurer may only cancel the insurance contract taken out as part of a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the Consumer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-131

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail will notify the applicant of his decision within one hundred and twenty days from the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…d and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is open…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R3333-13

…to a department for the temporary occupation of its public domain by worksites on gas transmission network and public gas distribution network structures, as well as on individual gas pipelines, are s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-13

…ule provided for in article L. 8254-2, the Director General of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration shall apportion the amount of the special contribution in proportion to the numb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-1

…to compulsory prescription shall be provided with the unique identifier referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2, unless they are exempt from this requirement due to their presence on the list establishe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-3

All medicinal products are fitted with the tamper-evident device referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2. However, this device is not compulsory for medicinal products on the list set out in Annex I to C…

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