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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-4

Before withdrawing the authorisation provided for in Article L. 325-1 or in this Code or in Articles 6 or 7 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in the case of an undertaking autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-4

In each département where a unit for difficult patients is located, a medical monitoring committee is set up, made up of four members appointed by the director general of the regional health agency: 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7226-4

…ist of organisations of all kinds represented on the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Educational Council, the number of their representatives and, where applicable, the specific procedur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-40

…ncy in all its rights and obligations. This substitution may not result in the payment of any fees, duties or taxes. The contracts are executed by the Corsican Regional Authority under the previous co…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-4

I.-The examination fee provided for in VII of article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-3

…im shall be brought, investigated and judged in accordance with the rules of the Code of Civil Procedure and in compliance with the provisions of Articles 429 and 431. The designation of an authorised…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-40

The natural materials and industrial residues concerned by the obligation of radiological characterisation mentioned in article R. 1333-39 are :1° Natural materials :a) Alum shales ;b) Building materi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-4

…s release, to the enforcement judge competent to supervise the socio-judicial supervision the individual file mentioned in article R. 61-3.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to oral proceedings

Article 446-3

…and law that he deems necessary for the resolution of the dispute and give them formal notice to produce, within a period that he shall determine, all the documents or justifications likely to enlight…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Monitoring of probation measures and alternative sanctions and subsequent decision in the event of non-compliance

Article 764-41

The sentence enforcement judge shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the sentencing State, by any means that leaves a written record, in the following cases: 1° Where a pardon or amnes…

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