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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1245-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to the legal and natural persons mentioned in II of article L. 1245-5 and in article L. 1245-5-1 who, for the purposes mentioned in these articles, bring tissues,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-1

…the enforcement agent proceeds with the repossession of the premises: 1° When he finds that the evicted person and the occupants on his behalf have voluntarily vacated th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-5

Employed labour tribunal members who are paid on a commission basis only, when they attend the initial training course, are paid by each of their employers on the basis of an hourly training allowance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-32

Where the offence relates to value added tax, the offences mentioned in I of Article D. 47-1-31 only if the following conditions are met:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-11

The natural or legal persons mentioned in Articles D. 1432-1 and D. 1432-6, responsible for proposing or appointing full and alternate representatives, shall communicate their names to the Director Ge…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article D214-188

…Article L. 214-146, set a ceiling on redemptions of units or shares under the following conditions:1° The fund rules or articles of association shall set the threshold above which a cap on redemption…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-13

For the application of article R. 1336-4 in Mayotte, the references to articles L. 4111-1 and L. 4111-3 of the Labour Code are replaced by the reference to article L. 233-1 of the Mayotte Labour Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to equity financing intermediaries

Article L573-15

The penalties provided for in Article 313-1 of the Criminal Code shall apply if any person engages in the activity of intermediary in equity financing in breach of Articles L. 548-1 to L. 548-4.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: General provisions applicable to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R310-10-3

…all other documents intended for distribution to the public or published by a company mentioned in 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 must not contain any reference to State control, or any statement li…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance rules

Article R513-16

The association draws up a code of conduct setting out the rules applicable to its members. This code may be common to one or more approved associations. The association may ask the Autorité de contrô…

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