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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quindecies

…ointed to implement the national strategy to combat imported deforestation, provided for in article L. 110-6 of the Environment Code, and the agents of the Directorate General of Customs and Indirect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-59

The craft businesses referred to in the seventh paragraph of article L. 431-14 are defined in the first paragraph of article 1 of decree no. 62-235 of 1 March 1962 amended by article 1 of decree no. 7…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions concerning the content of award notices

Article R2183-5

Under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2132-1, certain information on the award of the contract may not be published if its disclosure would impede law enforcement, would be contrary to the publ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Rights management

Article R321-5

The list mentioned in Article L. 324-14 specifies at least, unless impossible, the following elements for each work or protected object: 1° The title; 2° The name of the rightholder(s) when they are k…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R651-5

…n this title: 1° In Article R. 615-2, the words: "and the transfer decision provided for in Article L. 572-1" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 621-2, the words: "Subject to the provisions of Article R. 6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to breastfeeding

Article R1225-5

The hour provided for in article L. 1225-30 available to the employee to breastfeed her child is divided into two thirty-minute periods, one during the morning shift and the other during the afternoon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-5

…e maximum daily allowance payable under the general health insurance scheme provided for in article L. 323-4 of the Social Security Code.

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

Article R612-59

When the AMF intends to appoint an additional auditor pursuant to Article L. 612-43, it shall send the draft decision to the person subject to AMF supervision and to the auditors in office. The latter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-59

For the purposes of Article L. 613-50-6, the services and infrastructures referred to in III of that article are provided:1° Under the conditions provided for in an agreement concluded with the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-5

When, in the circumstances provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L. 1111-7, the holder of the information gathered in the context of involuntary hospitalisation or hospitalisation at the req…

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