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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-147-1

The provisions of articles R. 5141-143 to R. 5141-146 apply to military veterinarians and military veterinary students covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the French Defence Code. The pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Industries dealing with perishable materials or having to respond to an extraordinary increase in workload

Article R3132-1

…ure, upholstery, trimmings for furniture. Orthopaedic appliances. Bathing establishments. Jewellery and jewellers. Biscuits using fresh butter (butter factories). Linen laundries. Tins (manufacture an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-1

…Article R. 342-1 provides that management expenses are not fixed for a period exceeding five years, and where the insurance undertaking does not assume an investment risk, the minimum required solvenc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10-1

…nitors compliance with this obligation. A decree in the Council of State shall determine the nature and duration of the activities that may be validated under the continuing training obligation, as we…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-10-1

…Article L. 310-2 are foreign undertakings having their registered office in the Swiss Confederation and mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 310-1. For the application of this book, the companies ment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…roviding for the collective termination of employment by mutual agreement determines : 1° The terms and conditions for informing the Social and Economic Committee, if one exists ; 2° The maximum numbe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16-1

…to the requirements set out in Article R. 354-3, the report on the internal assessment of the risks and solvency of a supplementary occupational pension fund referred to in I of Article L. 385-6 shall…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-1

The judge, on application by any creditor, any person who was administering all or part of the deceased person's assets on his behalf, a notary, any other interested person or the public prosecutor, e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: CCI France

Article L711-16

CCI France is responsible for coordinating the entire network of chambers of commerce and industry.In this capacity:1° It draws up the national strategy for the network of chambers of commerce and ind…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the collection of parking charges by a contracting third party

Article R2333-120-12

The contracting third party may not assign to the collection activities defined in article R. 2333-120-11 an agent who does not satisfy the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article R. 2333-120-8. The…

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