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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Common provisions

Article L466-1

…itted in connection with transactions on a market in financial instruments or assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1, may, at any stage of the proceedings, request the opinion of the Autorité de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Competencies required to provide or coordinate therapeutic patient education

Article D1161-1

…rapeutic patient education may be provided by the healthcare professionals mentioned in Books I and II and Titles I to VII of Book III of Part Four of this Code. It may be provided with the assistance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial inspection

Article R4451-40

…ions provided, where applicable, in the manufacturer's instructions and that it can be used safely. II.-The employer shall check the integrity of sealed radioactive sources under the same conditions w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-46

…ning the areas defined under Article R. 4451-24 remains below the levels set in Article R. 4451-22. II -The employer shall also check, where necessary, the radiological cleanliness of: 1° The premises…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…alue of the share of the trust assets on which the liability of the trustee-beneficiary is engaged. II.Where, following the resolution measure provided for in Article L. 311-41, an insurance undertaki…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial transactions.

Article L110-4

…non-traders are prescribed by five years if they are not subject to special shorter prescriptions. II.-All actions for payment shall be time-barred: 1° For food supplied to the sailors by order of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants

Article L1874-1

…1617-3 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II of this Article.II. - In the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1617-1 and in Articles L. 1617-2…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-2

The certificate of nationality indicates, with reference to Chapters II, III, IV and VII of this Title, the legal provision by virtue of which the person concerned has the status of French national, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-15

…e persons they canvass, subject to the procedures for exercising the right of withdrawal set out in II of article L. 341-16 . The first paragraph of this article does not apply to the persons mentione…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-2

Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 1142-1-1, L. 1142-2, L. 1142-4, the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1142-8 and Article L. 114…

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