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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-147-1

The provisions of articles R. 5141-143 to R. 5141-146 apply to military veterinarians and military veterinary students covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the French Defence Code. The pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-17

…an insurance or reinsurance undertaking ceases to comply with the requirements set out in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-23, it shall without delay submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-30

…1° By the interim pharmacist delegate designated by the competent authority mentioned in articles R. 5124-23 to R. 5124-28-1 ; 2° Or, failing that, by an assistant pharmacist from the same company o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue

Article R426-17

…ninety days of the date on which the complete application was submitted. As an exception to article R. 432-2, silence kept by the administrative authority on the application gives rise to an implicit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Filing of accounting documents, declaration of confidentiality and declaration of simplified publication of annual accounts.

Article R123-111

…annex to the register may be made by electronic means under the conditions provided for in Article R. 123-77. In this case, the period provided for in the first paragraph is extended to two months.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Chairman

Article R112-24

With the exception of the transactions mentioned in 8° of article R. 112-23, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may delegate his signature, including the prerogatives h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Departmental Director and Deputy Departmental Director of Fire and Rescue Services

Article R1424-19-1

The departmental director of fire and rescue services performs the duties of director of the public establishment and head of the departmental corps. He has authority over all the personnel of the dep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General measures to prevent chemical risks.

Article R4535-8

…risks of exposure to hazardous chemical agent s: 1° Scope an d definitions provided for in articles R. 4412-1 to R. 4412-4; 2° Risk assessment provided for in articles R. 4412-5 to R. 4412-8 and artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-55

The provisions of articles 131-23 and 131-24,132-55 of the Penal Code, R. 623-11 to R. 623-23 of the Penitentiary Code and L. 412-8 (5°) of the Social Security Code shall apply to the performance of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-24

…g Committee is three years, renewable. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 1221-2 as well as the provisions of article R. 1221-10 are applicable to the members of the Polic…

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