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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…measure; 17° Submit to a therapeutic injunction measure, according to the terms defined in articles L. 3413-1 to L. 3413-4 of the Public Health Code, where it appears that the person concerned is usin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-4

The activities of an association referred to in I of article L. 144-2 resulting from its missions in respect of a popular retirement savings plan are carried out separately from those resulting from a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-4

…the concession contract, the conceding authority will, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3124-5, base itself on a number of non-discriminatory criteria. These criteria may include enviro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Risk assessment

Article R4444-4

…tions and to agents of the health, safety and working conditions organisations mentioned in article L. 4643-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-4

I.-The application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 1243-2 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the legal ent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2142-41

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply1° Incident: an accident or error related to activities involving gametes, germinal tissue or embryos mentioned in 1° of the I of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-42

…nder which this sum is due to the victim.In the case provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 211-11, the amounts claimed are provisional only if the third party payer expressly states this.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-4

When foodstuffs are pre-packaged, the indication identifying the batch and, where applicable, the letter "L" appear on the pre-packaging or on a label attached to it. However, when the date of minimum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-4

The register of persons referred to in I of article L. 546-1 includes information relating to the identity, activity and, where applicable, the category of the persons concerned. This information is s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-43

…ttees. The specialised commissions prepare an opinion on the programme referred to in 3° of article L. 1434-2, which falls within their respective areas of responsibility.

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