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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-9

The staircases extend to the evacuation level to the outside. The walls and steps do not contain cladding materials classified, according to their reaction to fire, in a category lower than that speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-13-1

On receipt of the response from the market manager, the prefect will forward a copy to the applicant without delay. If the applicant has not sent him the second part of his application, he will indica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Name and identification of the medicinal product

Article R5121-2

The name of a medicinal product may be either an invented name or a common or scientific name accompanied by a trade mark or the name of the holder of the marketing authorisation or of the company res…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…ns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible are communes:1° Located in an urban unit:a) Representing at least 10% of the department's population or with more than 250,000 inhabitants;b) Containing a commune eit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-1

…ling an end user to be served. The pricing conditions in force on the day of promulgation of loi n° 2015-990 du 6 août 2015 pour la croissance, l'activité et l'égalité des chances économiques shall be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9

The authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8 is refused if it appears that the assessment of the positive therapeutic effects of the medicinal product or product with regard to the risks to pat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-25

I. - The financial indices referred to in Article R. 214-32-22 satisfy the following conditions:1° Their composition is sufficiently diversified, in the sense that the following criteria are met:a) Th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-13

…structs the delivery to the civil registrar of the joint acknowledgement referred to in Article 342-10 incurs liability. If the joint acknowledgement referred to in the same article 342-10 is not prov…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L325-1

…prudentiel et de résolution if the undertakings referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 321-10 and the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 321-10-1 are no longer complied with, even though the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…5° Whose subject matter cannot be considered an invention within the meaning of 2 of Article L. 611-10 ; 6° Whose description or claims do not allow the application of the provisions of Article L. 612…

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