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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-11

No person may be a member of the board of directors or supervisory board of a subscribing association or, directly or indirectly or through an intermediary, administer, direct or manage the associatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-10

…f the structure;3° To propose the technical arrangements that may be envisaged;4° To specify the timetable for completion and, where appropriate, the division into functional phases;5° To draw up a pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Consumer information

Article R131-1

…rd of the provisions of article L. 114-1, is punishable by the fines laid down for 5th class offences. Recidivism is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the P…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article R451-1

The information body referred to in article L. 451-1 is designated by an order of the Minister for the Economy. It shall respond to the requests provided for in the same article within a maximum of se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria

Article R2151-1

For the application of 4° to 6° of article L. 2151-1, a professional employers' organisation resulting from the grouping of pre-existing professional employers' organisations may rely on all the eleme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements

Article R3134-1

The employer shall keep a register of employees employed on Sundays and public holidays on work mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 3134-5. This register shall show for each Sunday and public holiday…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-12

…riminal offence which has become final and which is incompatible with the performance of these duties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-1

…ertificate issued by the Minister for Defence, the content and conditions of validity of which are set by order of the latter. The authentication of signatures required for certain administrative form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Testing for asbestos fibre concentration.

Article R4724-14

An order by the Minister for Work determines : 1° The conditions for measuring dust levels in processes carried out by companies; 2° The conditions for checking compliance with the occupational exposu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of apprenticeships in apprentice training centres

Article R6232-1

The agreement provided for in article L. 6232-1 sets out the conditions under which all or part of the teaching normally provided by the apprentice training centre is provided by the structures mentio…

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