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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-10

…r a type of toxin and for one or more of the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 5139-1 carried out within a specific establishment. Authorisation may not be issued to a legal en…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Apprehension in the hands of a third party

Article R222-10

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Administration of the collective shop

Article L125-10

…act or the articles of association, as well as the rules of procedure, may only be amended by the meeting, or the general meeting, as the case may be, acting by an absolute majority in number of the m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-10

Non-trading property companies (sociétés civiles à objet strictement immobilier), other than non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier), whose units are wholl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection of information and documents

Article L512-10

…on, justification or document necessary for the controls. The authorised agents pursuant to article L. 511-3 may, on being summoned or on site, hear any person likely to provide information useful to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-10

…entre's Director General is responsible for the Centre's affairs other than those listed in Article L. 6162-9. He is responsible for the general management of the establishment and reports to the Boar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-10

…service mission who develop and make available the online services mentioned in 3° of II of article L. 5151-6 are authorised to create the necessary personal data processing under the conditions defin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-10

…and agents are authorised by its Chairman under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat to exercise the powers mentioned in Article L. 327-11, after taking an oath. This authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10

I.-The contractual agents mentioned in article L. 1313-8 : 1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of title I of the general status…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 612-9, the bans imposed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister respo…

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