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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The EC quality assurance system

Article R4313-58

…the sample and perform the appropriate tests defined by the standards referred to in 6° of Article L. 4311-7 or necessary to ensure that the samples of personal protective equipment comply with the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-5

…en it is implicit. In the meantime, the benefit of the rules of anteriority provided for in article L. 5125-20, attached to the initial application, is retained. For the purposes of grandfathering, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-55

Authorisation to implement or extend the healthcare activities referred to in Article L. 6122-1 may only be granted to health establishments treating chronic renal failure by means of extrarenal purif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The safety study

Article R4462-5

…building or civil engineering sites subject to the coordination obligation provided for in Article L. 4532-2, the conclusions of the safety study (or studies) are appended to the specific health and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R122-5

…rts association or a sports company seeks to transfer, in compliance with the provisions of article L. 122-16, its name, trademark or any other distinctive sign or to authorise the use thereof or to g…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-5

When the solvency margin of an undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 does not reach the guarantee fund, or if the fund is not constituted in accordance with the regulations, the Autorité de co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2352-5

…ional or environmental characteristics, cost of use, life-cycle costs within the meaning of Article L. 2312-2, cost-effectiveness, after-sales service and technical assistance, delivery date, delivery…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-55

The request for exemption referred to in 3° of Article L. 422-12 shall be sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property or, by delegation, to the Director of the National Institute of Indus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure.

Article R234-5

In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the request for explanations provided for in Article L. 234-2 concerns any fact that the statutory auditor identifies when examining the documents provided t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-52

…unicipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status, in application of the ceiling set in article L. 512-93, they have a single seat. If this amount is between 10% and 50% of the maximum amount, the…

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