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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-34

When the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1, which are authorised to conduct the operations referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1, no longer hold sufficient eligible own funds to cover the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-16

Practitioners recruited under the provisions of 1° or 3° of article R. 6152-7 and article R. 6152-9 are reclassified at the step they held in their previous situation, with retention of their seniorit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-302

All candidates for this competition must meet the following conditions: 1° Either meet the conditions required for practising the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist under articles L. 4…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Performance of the credit agreement

Article R313-27

For the advances provided for in articles R. 312-3-1 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation applicable at the time of the offer of advance.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Transactions in precious metals and foreign banknotes

Article L353-6

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for any person to fail to comply with the obligations imposed by articles L. 342-1 to L. 342-3 in respect of transactions in prec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Conversion of the agreement.

Article R441-28

In the event of conversion of an agreement under the conditions mentioned in articles R. 441-24 or R. 441-26, the assets representing the technical provisions mentioned in 1° and 3° of article R. 441-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-3

The certificates referred to in 3° of article A. 322-3-1 of the French Sports Code are as follows: 1° The certificate of passing the "Pass nautique" test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 311-5

Audiovisual works with a heritage vocation that are of particular cultural, social, scientific, technical or economic interest and that belong to one of the following genres are eligible for financial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-5-1

The guide values defined in article R. 1321-3-1 and the vigilance values defined in article R. 1321-15-1 must be met, for water supplied by a distribution network, at the point where, inside premises…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts.

Article D2573-31

I. - The articles R. 2313-1 to R. 2313-3, article R. 2313-5 and article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV. II. - For the…

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