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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…whichever is higher. Premiums or contributions net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or contributions written in direct busi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-5-1

…de reliquat de peine à exécuter du fait des réductions de peines en application de l'article D. 147-13-a penalty-reparation sentence pursuant to article 12-1 of order no. 45-174 of 2 February 1945, in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…l of donations and legacies;12° Acquisitions, disposals or exchanges of real estate and long leases;13° Participation in public interest groups;14° Acquisition or sale of securities;15° The registrati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-3

…referred to it by a person undergoing psychiatric care in application of articles L. 3212-1 or L. 3213-1, the Commission may entrust the investigation of the request to the Commission provided for in…

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

Article L1142-12

…y professional secrecy, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. If the parties fail to provide the documents requested, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…n, damage, deterioration and threats of damage to property provided for by the articles 311-1 à 311-13,312-1 à 312-9,313-2and 322-1 to 322-14 of the Criminal Code; 4° Attacks on the fundamental intere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-14

…and related costs, interim financial costs and financing costs, is assigned pursuant to Article L. 513-13 of this Code, the contract may provide for this assignment to be subject to acceptance by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

I. - The fund referred to in article L. 2135-9 is managed by a joint association, administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of employee trade unions and professional employers' o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…article R. 332-2 and the loans mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13, respectively issued or obtained by the same company, the same body or the same sub-fund of a com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-18

…ining complaints made against the same persons in connection with the exercise of their profession; 13° Sanctioning, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-23-2, breaches of the laws, reg…

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