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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-4

Second-hand safety components, whatever their date of entry into service when new, are subject to the technical rules of design and construction set out in Annex I to Article R. 4312-1. However, prote…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-10

…ating body are: 1° Either appointed in accordance with the procedures defined in Articles D. 2352-6 et seq.; 2° Or elected in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 2352-11. The respective numbe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-7

…ard of Directors ceases to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose his appointment pursuant to Article L. 612-23-1 of the French Monetary an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

…after receiving the opinion of the commission for authorisation to practice mentioned in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2 and on the basis of a file, individually authorise nationals of a Memb…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the European Commission, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the supervisory authorities of the other Membe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article D412-10

The duties of the person in charge of missions falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority are:receiving, registering and examining applications for plant variety certificates and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

I.-An examination of a person's constitutional genetic characteristics may only be undertaken for medical or scientific research purposes. It is subject to the express consent of the person, obtained…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-43

…y the president of the court.This decision is a judicial administration measure not subject to appeal.It is communicated to the persons cited in article R. 621-7and mentioned in the registers provided…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-4

The undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, at least once a year, of the identity o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4

…e area reserved for them, are required to make a declaration in the forms and under the conditions set out in articles R. 211-22 to R. 211-26 of the French Internal Security Code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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