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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-5

…tation by the person responsible for the accident of the supporting document referred to in article R. 211-15, it must, on the one hand, declare this without delay to the guarantee fund by registered…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R712-5

For the application of the provisions of 2° of article R. 712-2, the prefect appoints by decree, for a renewable period of two years, a person and his alternate whom he chooses from a departmental lis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Maintenance and operation of facilities

Article R1321-57

The internal networks mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 may not, unless the Prefect grants an exemption, be supplied with water from a resource that has not been authorised in application of artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-53

…s of the committee and appended to the minutes under the conditions laid down by Articles L. 66 and R. 68 of the electoral code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-52

When an establishment that does not have the three units mentioned in article R. 6123-39 does not join a specific regional scheme, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency invites the establ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-5

…idity defined by the public establishment, public authority, company or person mentioned in article R. 3261-2, or, where applicable, by the person responsible for managing the public bicycle hire serv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-5

…r at least seven years may also be admitted to sit the aptitude examination for the duties of auditor. The training period completed with these professions is taken into account for a period not excee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The running of pharmacies.

Article R4235-55

…ge or the pharmacist managing a dispensary may make the prescription medicines mentioned in article R. 5121-202 directly accessible to the public. These medicinal products must be presented in a dedic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-54

The industrial property attorney: 1° Refrains in the same case from advising, assisting or representing clients with opposing interests; he also refrains from accepting a new case if the secrecy of in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-54

…le L. 214-28 whose securities or rights are included in its assets; 2° May, notwithstanding article R. 214-56, sell equity or debt securities held for more than twelve months to an affiliated undertak…

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