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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Summoning judicial police officers who have made a declaration of address

Article R15-33-76

The police services or gendarmerie units are required, at the request of the judicial authorities alone, to issue as soon as possible to the persons referred to in articles 16 to 29 who have been subj…

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

Article R5126-5

The holder of evidence of formal qualifications as a pharmacist issued by a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who: 1° On 1 June 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71-1

For the application of the second sentence of 1° of Article L. 5424-27, the average monthly amount of income from the self-employed activity mentioned in 1° of Article R. 5424-70 is determined: 1° By…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Physician or pharmacist assigned to a medical biology laboratory under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6213-7-1

When the Minister for Defence so requests, the Minister for Health may, after obtaining the opinion of the National Medical Biology Commission, in its formation provided for in Article R. 6213-19, ind…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

To ensure that federations comply with their anti-doping obligations, the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage is empowered to : 1° Question the approved federations, under conditions that it de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-5

I. - The person selected at random is required to provide the following information on the information form: - marital status, address and family situation; - personal or professional telephone number…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 10: Special provisions for forestry investment groups

Article R214-176-7

The forest holdings of a forest investment group are divided into at least two separate management units at least twenty kilometres apart. The share of one of these management units may not exceed 60%…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-5

The transferee company submits to the policyholders' guarantee fund the request for payment provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 423-3, the amount of which it calculates on the basis of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-51

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance is assisted in the management of the compensation fund by an advisory committee chaired by a magistrate of the Cour des Com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Town planning (R).

Article R1614-20

The collection and transmission of information and documents for the files referred to in article L. 423-2 of the town planning codeare carried out under the conditions laid down in articles R. 423-75…

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