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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25-2

…within a period of three months and in the absence of a referral by one of these authorities to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article R2312-4

…y of information; 5° Requirements relating to the location on the territory of Member States of the European Union or parties to the European Economic Area of the place of performance of all or part o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-32

The provisions of this section do not apply: 1° To companies in liquidation insofar as the distribution of their assets among the members has been the subject of a start on execution; 2° Companies sub…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation with a view to transfer

Article R581-16

…t mentioned in articles R. 581-10 and R. 581-11 is requested or provided to the Member State of the European Union in which the person concerned resides or wishes to reside by the State representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of packaged drinking water

Article R1321-96

…ation is not required for imports of packaged waters and water-based ice from a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, imported under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-5

…record of the person concerned from the automated national criminal record by a secure means of telecommunication, or its equivalent for persons referred to in article L. 545-1 who are nationals of an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-5-1

…ctive substance has been in well-established medicinal use for at least ten years in France, in the European Community or in the European Economic Area, an application for authorisation of the same in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

…ntation, de l'environnement et du travail and the holder of a marketing authorisation issued by the European Union in application of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the C…

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

Article R5211-14

The CE marking may be affixed to a medical device only if it complies with the essential health and safety requirements referred to in Section 5 of this Chapter and has undergone the certification pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 743

The judge assigned may refuse, of his own motion or at the request of any interested person, the execution of a letter rogatory if he considers that it does not fall within his powers. He must refuse…

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