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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-2

Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 1142-1-1, L. 1142-2, L. 1142-4, the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1142-8 and Article L. 114…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-2

…emiums and amounts arbitrated or transferred net of charges provided for in 1° of article R. 134-3 give rise to individual rights expressed in terms of the number of units in the diversification provi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-2

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may, after notifying the public prosecutor, ask the civil court to order, where appropriate subject to a fine, any measure…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the ad hoc administrator

Article 1210-2

…ntment of an ad hoc administrator may be contested by way of appeal by the minor's legal representatives within a period of fifteen days. This appeal does not have suspensive effect. The appeal is lod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-2

…3 is established for each allocation sub-account. Its amount is equal to the difference, when positive, between the present value of the guarantees covered by 2° of article L. 134-1 and the sum of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prohibition of certain materials in medical devices

Article L5214-2

The use of feeding bottles containing bisphenol A and meeting the definition of medical devices set out in Article L. 5211-1 is prohibited.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article R224-2

In addition to the information listed in article L. 210-2, and without prejudice to any other useful provisions, the company's articles of association shall contain the following information:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Calculation, allocation and distribution of profit-sharing

Article D3314-2

…m the profit-sharing method adopted for this company or this establishment or these establishments; 2° Or of sums for which the criteria and methods of calculation and distribution may, where applicab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for issuing the professional identification card

Article R8294-2

While waiting for the professional identification card to be issued, a provisional certificate equivalent to the professional identification card is sent by the union of funds mentioned in article R.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition, assimilation and classification.

Article 28

The type of goods is the designation assigned to them by the Common Customs Tariff. Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance may prescribe the use of the coding elements of the nomen…

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