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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2252-1

The provisions of articles D. 1511-30 to D. 1511-35 are applicable to communes.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulatory capital requirements

Article R352-1

…alue of insurance liabilities, resulting from inadequate pricing and reserving assumptions; 2° "Market risk" means the risk of loss, or of adverse change in the financial position, resulting directly…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Special rules for supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article R332-63-1

…er 2009 on credit rating agencies in their investment policies, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, taking into account the nature, scale and complexity of such transactions, monitor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-20-1

…g to the traces and samples mentioned in 1°, 1° bis, 3° and 4° of I and 1° and 2° of III of Article R. 53-10 are sent, when the analysis has been carried out, to the central service for the preservati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-8-1

The administrative authority responsible for signing the agreements mentioned in article L. 221-8 is the Director of the National Sports Agency provided for in article L. 112-10.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-2

The periodic inspection referred to in article R. 342-12-1 concerns the adequacy of the safety management system in relation to the safety issues of the operation. The operator shall have it carried o…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-3

When they choose to submit their safety management system to periodic inspection under the conditions set out in article R. 342-12-2, operators must inform the Prefect. They shall have an initial insp…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-4

…report, the operator must inform the Prefect of the measures taken to ensure compliance with the safety objective mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 342-12. If the operator fails to have t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-3-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-1

…If no electronic address is available or if the electronic message cannot be sent, an information letter from the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens will be sent to the beneficiary by a disp…

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