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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book IV: Organisations and special insurance schemes

Article R451-4

The information body referred to in article L. 451-1 sends the information contained in the files referred to in I and II of article L. 451-1-1 to the State and to the Fonds de garantie des assurances…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2446-2

I.-Chapters II and III of Title II of Book II are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter. II -Article L. 2222-2 is applicable in the v…

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

Article D6213-5

I. - Part Four of the General Code of Territorial Authorities is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-43

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4411-44 and R. 4411-45, the nature of and procedures for declaring the information which must be supplied to the body mentioned in article R. 4411-42 in applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation of the company

Article L4041-1

Interprofessional ambulatory care companies may be formed between natural persons practising a medical profession, a medical auxiliary or a pharmacist. Medical professionals, medical auxiliaries and p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-7-2

I. - Pursuant to IV of Article L. 612-8-1, the resolution board may, when initiating resolution proceedings, delegate to its chairman the power to take individual decisions in connection with such pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article L511-2

Authorised officers may exercise the powers they hold under the provisions of this book and implement the measures provided for in Chapter I of Title II throughout the national territory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Competencies required to provide or coordinate therapeutic patient education

Article D1161-1

Therapeutic patient education may be provided by the healthcare professionals mentioned in Books I and II and Titles I to VII of Book III of Part Four of this Code. It may be provided with the assista…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

I. - Where, for an insurance undertaking which does not belong to a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1, the commitments constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter repr…

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