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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

…f a Member State of the European Community subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-309

…that the activity carried out falls within the scope of arts and crafts, as defined by the article 20 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of situations of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency

Article R1333-93

…or exposure of a person to radioactive substances resulting from a radiological emergency is set at 20 mSv effective dose over the year following the end of the radiological emergency. This reference…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-50

…ng permits issued during the last three years in each department and the Department of Mayotte ; c) 20% based on the number of communes in each département and the Département of Mayotte subject to sp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of customs officers responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-1

…on of the test: twenty to thirty minutes).The value of each test is established by a mark from 0 to 20.A mark of 5 or less in any of the tests is eliminatory.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-2

…on of the test: twenty to thirty minutes).The value of each test is established by a mark from 0 to 20.A mark of 5 or less in any of the tests is eliminatory.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

…ovisions of articles R. 3262-1, R. 3262-2, R. 3262-4 to R. 3262-11, R. 3262-16, R. 3262-17, R. 3262-20 to R. 3262-25, R. 3262-33 to R. 3262-35 and R. 3262-37 to R. 3262-39 , as well as to obstruction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-21

…ry, under whose responsibility consent was obtained under the conditions set out in article R. 2141-20, is not authorised to store gametes for donation, it shall hand them over to an authorised centre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-1

…the department which issued the authorisation or gave the opinion provided for in articles R. 2324-20 and R. 2324-22 respectively, and, where applicable, to the board of the establishment or service.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation prior to a radiological emergency

Article R4451-99

…ked to occupational exposure due to the actions mentioned in article R. 4451-96 is likely to exceed 20 millisieverts during the radiological emergency; 2° To the "second group" when the worker does no…

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