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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-121

Subject to the provisions of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 and those of articles R. 814-99, R. 814-122, R. 814-122-1, R. 814-124, R. 814-130, R. 814-131, R. 814-140, decisions are t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Revolving credit

Article R341-19

Repeat offences punishable under articles R. 341-1 to R. 341-10 and R. 341-12 to R. 341-18 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

A popular retirement savings plan may be of one or more of the following types: 1° A plan involving the acquisition of a deferred life annuity; 2° A plan consisting in the constitution of savings conv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-15

When elements of the human body used on French territory are imported from a State in which one or more of the medical biology analyses mentioned in article R. 1211-14 are not performed, they are acco…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3371-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-142

Ampoules or other small primary packaging on which it is impossible to include all the information specified in Article R. 5121-138 may bear only the following information: 1° The name of the medicina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4122-1

Elections to the National Council shall take place under the conditions laid down in Chapter V of this Title. Voting shall take place by post or, where the National Council has so decided pursuant to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 329-1 is issued to branches of undertakings referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2, under the conditions set out in Articles R. 321-1, R. 321…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Implementation of placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-19

Prison administration staff fit and remove the bracelet provided for in article R. 622-1 of the Penitentiary Code, as well as monitoring compliance with the assigned person's obligations, under the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-18

I. - Collective water misting systems must be permanently connected to the water distribution network that supplies them.II. - If a permanent connection is not possible, the systems must be equipped w…

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