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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-13

Research may only be carried out in a place that has the human, material and technical resources appropriate to the research and compatible with the safety requirements of the persons undergoing the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-13

…e-et-Miquelon, the powers devolved by article L. 1142-5 to the regional commission for conciliation and compensation of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections are exercised…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Organisation of care.

Article L1411-13

The detailed rules for the application of Chapter I and this chapter shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-13

…ompensation due in the event of a claim by the tenant or neighbour, in application of articles 1733 and 1240 of the Civil Code. In the case of rental risk insurance or neighbour's recourse insurance,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-13

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution resulting in the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 1° and in the last paragraph of Article L. 310-1, the contracts taken out by the undertaking shall cont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-13

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 356-11, where the prudential regime of a third country has been recognised as temporarily equivalent by a delegated act of the European Commission, the Aut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-13

…r even ex officio that the company's debts will be borne in whole or in part, with or without joint and several liability, by all or some of the de jure or de facto managers, whether paid or unpaid. T…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes

Article R211-13

After notification to the parties involved of the decision rejecting the challenge, the garnishee pays the creditor on presentation of this decision.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R221-13

Seized goods are unavailable. If a legitimate reason makes it necessary to move them, the custodian is required to inform the creditor in advance, indicating the place where they will be placed.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-13

For the application of the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article…

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