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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reinsurance.

Article R322-83

…ons of this article do not apply to companies operating in one or more of the branches mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Supplementary protection certificate

Article R617-2-1

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Loans denominated in a currency other than the euro

Article R313-32

…total outstanding amount payable by the borrower or of the regular instalments varies by more than 20% of what it would be if the exchange rate between the currency of the credit agreement and the eu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-26

When the bathing water profile defined in article D. 1332-20 indicates :-a potential risk of proliferation of cyanobacteria, i.e. accumulation of cyanobacteria in the form of blooms, slicks or scum ;o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Increase in the fixed procedural fee in the event of a conviction for driving after using substances or plants classified as narcotics

Article A38-6

…nounced pursuant to article L. 235-1 of the Highway Code or 3° of articles 221-6-1, 222-19-1 ou 222-20-1 du code pénal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-18

…f persons. These premises are made available to the medical service provided for in article D. 3115-20 and have specific routes for transferring sick travellers to a suitable care facility. In ports,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa - Brokerage of medicinal products

Article R5124-74

The declaration provided for in Article L. 5124-20 shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the person carrying out the brokering activity or by the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Earmarked credit

Article R341-11

The fact that the seller or service provider himself or through an agent acting on his behalf has the buyer subscribe to a request for immediate delivery or supply, in disregard of the provisions of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-16

…y to papers and filters sold, distributed or offered separately. III. - 1° of I comes into force on 20 May 2020 for tobacco products containing a clearly identifiable flavour whose sales volume repres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…cations and minimum procedures provided for in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 laying down the technical specifications and minimum procedures relati…

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