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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-43

…e proceedings for the same or related acts are brought against the legal representative, the latter may apply to the president of the judicial court for the appointment of a legal representative to re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-7

…article L. 423-2 ; 2° In full for benefits under class 1 and 2 contracts referred to in article R. 321-1 due and matured between the date of notification referred to in I of article L. 432-2 and the d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-3

To be eligible for additional support, works must meet the following conditions:1° They must be co-produced by at least three companies, one of which is established in France and two of which are esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

Without prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-71

…chambers of commerce and industry in Ile-de-France, and regional chambers of commerce and industry may only hold general meetings for all professional categories and sub-categories combined when the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-7

The employer shall draw up a hyperbaric safety manual for each of its establishments, taking into account the results of the risk assessment recorded in the single document provided for in Article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-7

…t:1° That data concerning them is processed automatically under the conditions laid down by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties;2° That this d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6145-74

I.- University hospital centres may create private law subsidiaries within the meaning of article L. 233-1 of the French Commercial Code and acquire direct holdings within the meaning of article L. 23…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

…lar noise in question.The limit values for emergence are 5 A-weighted decibels during the day (from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 3 A-weighted decibels during the night (from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.), to which is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-7

As from the 1997 financial year, for the application of article L. 1612-5, the municipal budget is not considered to be out of balance if the operating section includes or includes a surplus brought f…

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