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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-71

…r no circumstances may a member be required to pay more than the premium shown on his policy in the case of a fixed-contribution company, or more than the maximum premium shown on his policy in the ca…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-30

When a case is referred to the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions of access for journalists

Article R343-30

…with the joint authorisation of the holders of parental authority or legal representatives. In all cases, journalists must ensure that nothing concerning the identity or personality of minors is reve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-27-1

…debate provided for by Article 712-6 to possibly decide on one of the following measures: 1° In the case of conditional release, to withdraw from the prisoner the benefit of his release; 2° In the cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D535

…sea or in the air and space where authorised by law, or join a formation of the armed forces in the case of a prisoner belonging to an age contingent present or called up to serve in the armed forces,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-7

The filing of agreements and arrangements must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° In all cases, a) The signed version of the parties; b) A copy of the letter, electronic mail or dated recei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-1

…request is accompanied by the minutes of the meeting of the social and economic committee. In this case, except in the case of a lay-off, the request is sent within fifteen days of the date on which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-4

The eligibility tests comprise: 1° A written test, in the form of a practical case, on accounting and auditing, lasting five hours (coefficient 4); 2° A written test, comprising the study of a case or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-10-1

…following conditions:1° Medicines are issued and administered free of charge to students;2° In the case of medicines for which a doctor's prescription is compulsory, these are prescribed and may be d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80

…information about these new facts, or request that a separate investigation be opened, or refer the case to the trial court, or order an investigation, or decide to close the case or take one of the m…

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