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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-13

…or filing the statement of case:1° A copy of the decisions referred to in 4° and 5° of Article 1031-9 ;2° A copy of the service of these decisions on the defendants to the review.In the event of incom…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-8

Within a legal entity, the condition of professional competence laid down in articles R. 512-9, R. 512-10 and R. 512-12 applies to the natural persons who are members or third parties who direct or ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of salary.

Article L7422-5

…2-3. To this rate must be added 1° Where applicable, the increases provided for in articles L. 7422-9 and L. 7422-10 ; 2° The workshop costs and ancillary costs provided for in article L. 7422-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-3

…lar risk of electric shock, which are subject to special requirements laid down in Articles R. 4226-9, R. 4226-10 and R. 4226-11 ;2° In the event of an insulation fault, no earth presents, with anothe…

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

Article R113-11

…rd-party liability cover as defined in article L. 211-1;2° Contracts in the classes mentioned in 8, 9 or 13 of article R. 321-1, including cover for the liability of an owner, co-owner or occupier of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-4

…cted or appointed in more than one of the categories mentioned in 1° to 7° of II of Article L. 1111-9-1.II. - A list is considered complete once it includes a candidate and his or her alternate for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

…L. 1421-3 for the performance of their duties, in the version resulting from Order No 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to health products…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-2

…for in article L. 1453-3, subject to the reservations provided for in articles L. 1453-6 to L. 1453-9, applies to the persons mentioned in article L. 1451-1 as well as to persons who occasionally coll…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-34

…r involve the use of information that has been classified pursuant to the provisions of article 413-9 of the Penal Code and relating to intelligence activities, the provisions of articles 694-4 and 69…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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