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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-18

…by these contributions, and all other resources of the fund, after deduction of its management costs. The amount of this provision is invested in : 1° Securities listed on a regulated market for fina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-16

…dministration expenditure. As an exception to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 5211-1, the following rules apply: 1° All delegates take part in the vote on matters of common interes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article 763-10

…date, a person sentenced to placement under mobile electronic surveillance pursuant to the articles 131-36-9 to 131-36-12 of the Penal Code shall undergo an examination to assess their dangerousness a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-16

…on nationale des invalides (National Invalids Institution) cooperate on the activities mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 6147-7 and in 2° and 4° of article L. 621-2 of the code des pensions militair…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Customer due diligence and liability.

Article L8281-1

…project owner or the principal, informed in writing by one of the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2 of an infringement of the legal provisions and contractual stipulations applicable to the empl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R2311-1

I. - The decree provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2311-1, which divides the municipal budget into chapters and articles, is adopted on the report of the Minister responsible for local…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10

I.-The "ORSAN" system mentioned in article L. 3131-11 includes in particular : 1° A regional plan organising, according to the risks identified, the care pathways and the ways in which the various pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: White plan

Article R3131-13

I.-The establishment white plan mentioned in article L. 3131-7 takes into account the objectives of the "ORSAN" system and defines in particular: 1° The procedures for implementing its provisions and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

Any medicinal product which does not have a marketing authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-8 or an early access authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a compassionate access…

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