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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 132-2 and L. 132-3, the legal representative of an adult under guardianship may take out a group insurance policy in the event of death on behalf of the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-3

…té de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, a declaration or a notification, depending on the case; 3° The conditions for transactions that electronic money institutions may carry out, in particular i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-3

…he physico-chemical and microbiological specifications of the raw materials and the tattoo product; 3° A description of the conditions under which the product is manufactured and controlled; 4° The sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-19-3

At the request of the directors of all the establishments belonging to the consortium, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, having regard to the intentions and capacities of all the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-7

…guaranteeing protection of public health at least equivalent to that provided by the European Union;3° In the event of a finding of non-compliance, the information relating to this finding will be imm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-60

…which have rendered the sentencing decision unenforceable; 2° The escape of the sentenced person; 3° The conditional release of the sentenced person and the date on which this measure ended; 4° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

…s Management Organisations) under 1° and 2° of article L. 327-1. The mediation provided for in a of 3° of Article L. 327-1 is also applicable to them. Independent management organisations established…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-76

…cists of pharmacists managing an in-house pharmacy authorised in application of article L. 5126-7 ; 3° Registration with the Order of Veterinary Surgeons for veterinary surgeons;3° bis The authorisati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition of the list of substances with proven, presumed or suspected endocrine disrupting properties and the categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure

Article R5232-19

…of substances with suspected endocrine disrupting properties, mentioned in II of Article L. 5232-5; 3° The categories of products presenting a particular risk of exposure mentioned in II of article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-10

…ansposition of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 ; 3° The text of the laws and regulations applied by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolut…

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