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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4332-9

…nd examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in article R. 4332-11. The Prefect acknowledges receipt of the application within one month of its receipt and, where a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 4153-7, L. 7124-1 to L. 7124-11, L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-52

…ll apply to this person, who shall be bound by professional secrecy under the conditions of Article 11. A copy of the recording shall also be made for the purpose of facilitating subsequent consultati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-4

…charges; 2° The terms of the proposed transaction. It reproduces the provisions of articles L. 315-11and L. 341-43.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 233-4, citizens of the European Union subject to transitional measures by their accession treaty who wish to work in France are…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article R751-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to place an asylum seeker under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-27

…o Articles R. 513-3 to R. 513-13 and reports on the compliance measures mentioned in Article R. 513-11.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-13

The financial account referred to in Article A. 132-11 includes, on the revenue side, the portion of net investment income calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article A. 132-14 and,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-2

…paration of veterinary medicinal products not falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, excluding extemporaneous preparations, is carried out by a qualified person or a c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-13

…udicial representative appointed is not registered on one of the lists provided for in articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2, it is attached by the court clerk to the copy of the judgment referred to in artic…

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