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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-19

For a product mentioned in article L. 5122-14, the visa for advertising to the public mentioned in article L. 5122-8 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-36

…ary of the professionalisation contract to be covered in application of 3° of II of article L. 6332-14. As soon as it is signed, the agreement provided for in article R. 6325-34 is sent by the employe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and amount of the financial guarantee

Article R7123-21

…less than 6% of the total payroll resulting from the annual declarations made under article R. 243-14 of the Social Security Code, nor less than a minimum of 15,200 euros, which may be revised by dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5462-3

…iagnostic medical devices that do not comply with the provisions of articles R. 5221-10 and R. 5221-14 without displaying a sign clearly indicating that these devices may not be placed on the market o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Long-stay visas

Article L312-4

…horities to a foreign national holding a residence permit in France under articles L. 423-7, L. 423-14, L. 423-17, L. 423-21, L. 423-23, L. 426-5 whose spouse, during a stay abroad, has stolen the ide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-15

…she monitors the expert appraisal assignments decided by the Committee pursuant to 3° of article R. 144-14, and presents the conclusions of these assignments to the Committee.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-18

…dered or when the effects of the protection order are extended pursuant to articles 1136-13 or 1136-14.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Assets backing regulated commitments.

Article A332-4

…al investment fund has several sub-funds, the application of the rules mentioned in articles R. 332-14-2 and A. 332-3 of the Insurance Code is assessed on a sub-fund-by-sub-fund basis. An undertaking…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-3

…ums from payments made by operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law of 16 July 1971. These sums may only be allocated to continuing educati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-17

The deposit provided for in articles R. 49-14 and R. 49-15 shall be paid in cash, by cheque made payable to the Treasury, by bank card, by remote payment or by international bank transfer, in accordan…

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