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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

Supplementary occupational pension funds may grant unsecured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-14

…the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, shall apply to supplementary occupatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Requests for checks, measurements and analyses.

Article L4722-1

…and equipment comply with the provisions applicable to it; 2° Measuring the exposure of workers to physical nuisances or to physical, chemical or biological agents that give rise to exposure limits;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-39

In the event of absence or impediment, the members of the National Council elected within the two colleges are replaced by the first available candidate from the same list who is best placed at the en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

…be made before the start of the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery to the clerk's office against receipt.If he considers that all or some of the acts requeste…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special deposits.

Article 176

…eady been cleared through customs under a special customs or tax regime may be stored pending their delivery to users. Authorisation to operate a special depot is issued by the Director General of Cus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-64

…of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the judge authorised them, in accordance with the rules set out in the code of criminal procedure. The person against whom the order was made and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-31

…ors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone at the end of the debates. He shall first obtain the opinion of the councillors present.A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-62-1

…isonment, where disclosure of the identity of a witness is likely to seriously endanger his life or physical integrity or those of his relatives, the examining magistrate or the president of the trial…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-7

…professional skills:Teaching, supervising or leading a variety of groups in compliance with safety rules;Training athletes of proven ability with a view to competition;Training managers;Managing and…

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