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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-11

…e Environment, with a view to referral to the National Expertise Commission provided for in article R. 424-12. The Prefect will accompany this transmission with observations, including an assessment o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-14

…tter reproduces the provisions of the second paragraph of II of article L. 611-2 as well as article R. 611-15 and the first paragraph of article R. 611-16. If the letter is returned with a note statin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-14

…defined in articles 6 and 7 of decree no. 94-469 of 3 June 1994, the treatment mentioned in article R. 2224-11 is more stringent treatment than that provided for in article R. 2224-13. This more strin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-19

The contract provided for in article R. 6146-17 is signed for a maximum of five years, renewable by amendment. The request for renewal is sent by the healthcare professional concerned to the director…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-11

…o be removed from it at any time. Any person falling under one of the measures mentioned in Article R. 421-2. Reasons are given for cancellation and a decision is made after the interested party has b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-15

…ake a decision within one month of the request by means of an order notified to the Public Prosecutor. This shall be done as stated in Article R. 50-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-13

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 3121-10, relating to the absolute maximum weekly working time, is punishable by a fifth-class fine, imposed as many times as there are employees aff…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article R743-182

…r for Justice specifies the procedures for movements on the deposit accounts referred to in Article R. 743-178, the conditions for remunerating the sums deposited in these accounts and the content of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article R2213-1-0-1

…ed traffic zone may not be prohibited:1° To general interest vehicles within the meaning of Article R. 311-1 of the Highway Code;2° To Ministry of Defence vehicles;3° To vehicles displaying a "mobilit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Readmission of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by France

Article R621-13

…dent - EU status is maintained, the administrative authority informs the State mentioned in article R. 621-10, which consulted it, of its decision. The foreign national and, where applicable, the memb…

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