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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-121

…he applicant listing the requirements defined in application of Article R. 1333-147 that have been met thanks to the means and measures put in place to comply with the provisions of the Defence Code a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-12

…commercial packaging and on the instructions for use. The form and dimensions of this marking are set by order of the Minister for Health. The CE marking is accompanied, where appropriate, by the ide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12

…e town council deliberates on the exercise of its members' right to training. The municipal council may also decide to contribute to the financing of training courses from which its elected representa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-1

The application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12 indicates the technical specifications with which the applicant cannot comply, the rooms concerned and the equipment in the establishment to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-122

The companies or funds referred to in article L. 322-27 are subject, under the authority of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, to ongoing supervision by its supervisors, exercised i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12

…by the subscriber. The service regulations are made available to users. The operator reports to the mayor or the president of the group of local authorities on the procedures and effectiveness of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adequate explanations and warnings

Article L313-12

Without prejudice to the solvency check referred to in Article L. 313-16, the creditor or credit intermediary shall warn the borrower free of charge when, in view of the borrower's financial situation…

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

Article L113-12-1

…tivity, in the cases provided for in this book or pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 113-12, must be justified.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1230-1

…amily habilitation of an adult; notice of this is given to the public prosecutor.However, the judge may, by specially reasoned decision, decide that there is no need to notify the protected adult of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-12

I.-The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders has sole authority to decide on the issue and conversion of preference shares in the light of a special report by the statutory auditors. It may de…

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