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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1 : General rules on the form of wills.

Article 972

If the will is received by two notaries, it is dictated to them by the testator; one of these notaries writes it himself or has it written by hand or mechanically. If there is only one notary, it must…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Risk assessment

Article R4444-5

When carrying out the risk assessment, the employer shall take into account: 1° The level, type and duration of exposure, including exposure to intermittent vibrations or repeated shocks; 2° The expos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-6

A removable mechanical transmission device is a removable component designed to transmit power between a self-propelled machine or a tractor and another machine by connecting them to the first fixed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L8291-3

The administrative authority shall rule on any request from an employer concerning the application to his situation of the provisions of this Title. The request must ask a precise and new question and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-25

Without prejudice to Article R. 351-24, the following classifications are applied for the purposes of this section:1° The surplus funds referred to in Article R. 351-21 are classified in level 1 ;2° L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article R4437-1

For the application to Mayotte of the provisions of Part Four of this Code: 1° The reference to the region or overseas region is replaced by the reference to the Department of Mayotte; 2° The referenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-107

Interventional activities under medical imaging in neuroradiology are practised in two categories: 1° Category A comprising solely the performance of mechanical thrombectomy and associated diagnostic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L7111-4

For the application of this code in French Guiana:1° The reference to the department, the overseas department, the region or the overseas region is replaced by the reference to the territorial collect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-41

The general-purpose investment fund ensures that its overall risk relating to financial contracts does not exceed the total net value of its portfolio.The overall risk is calculated taking into accoun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-80

The examination of the accounts of the mandatary appointed under a mandate for future protection (number 39 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee based on the highest chapter, in revenue o…

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