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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-39

The rates and proportions of the contributions referred to in article R. 421-38 are set by order of the Minister responsible for insurance, subject to the following maximum amounts: Contribution from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-13

The description shall be presented under the conditions and in the order provided for in Article R. 612-12 unless the nature of the invention allows for a different, more intelligible and concise pres…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-16

The report and, where applicable, the samples are deposited by the authorised agent with the administrative department that records the sampling. An order of the Minister for the Economy may authorise…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-13

The budget of public health institutions consists of : 1° A provisional main profit and loss account in which operating transactions are forecast and authorised, excluding those which are recorded in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R271

Article R. 48 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 48.-The officer responsible for recovering fines shall proceed with recovery of the criminal order on expiry of the thirty-day period from the date of dis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: The business.

Article R141-1

The publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales provided for in Article L. 141-12 contains the information mentioned in Article R. 123-211. The publication in a medium au…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for by Article R. 811-3 below, the following shall apply in New Caledonia:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) and R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

Articles R. 1111-8-8 and R. 1111-9 to R. 1111-12 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern Territories in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-137 of 26 February 20…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R654-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the superior administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands; 2° References…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

The protocol referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 6111-29 defines, in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject:1° The conditions under which the staff…

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