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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Care provided to prisoners.

Article R6411-4

The protocol referred to in Article R. 6411-3 defines in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: 1° The conditions under which the staff of the public health est…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

I.- With regard to asset and liability management, the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 regularly assess the sensit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R268

A article R. 42, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph is inserted: "If the accused resides on an island that is not served by a regular postal service, notification shall be made by the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

The order granting the compulsory operating licence shall be issued after a reasoned opinion has been given by the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 which shall give its opinion on whether th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-13

When the resolution college issues a call for tenders under the measures provided for in Article L. 311-31, II of Article L. 311-42 and II of Article L. 311-48 with a view to transferring a portfolio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Disciplinary action

Article R4126-1-2

The provisions of sections 1 and 3 to 7 of this chapter are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon under the conditions set out in Article R. 4112-6-1.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia; 2° References to the benefits ment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° The references to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Publication of the writ of attachment

Article R321-7

Publication formalities are governed by decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and decree no. 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 implementing this decree. When the execution of the pub…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-11

I. - The National Gaming Authority shall carry out the checks requested by the organiser of the sporting event or competition, by matching the file transmitted by the latter with the processing of per…

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