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

Article L1142-12

…the members of the panel. It informs the Office national d'indemnisation instituted in article L. 1142-22 of this mission without delay. Within the framework of its mission, the college of experts or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…The delegated acts provided for in Articles 17, 31, 35, 37, 50, 56, 75, 86, 92, 97, 99, 109a, 111, 114, 127, 130, 135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 256, 258 and 260…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…d in article L. 800-4 are governed by the following provisions: 1° The provisions of article L. 122-14-8 are applicable to an employee who is placed by the parent company to which he was previously em…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article L321-4

…second and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 324-6, Articles L. 324-7, L. 324-8, L. 324-12 to L. 324-14, the second paragraph of Article L. 326-2, Articles L. 326-3 and L. 326-4. They are subject to co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L312-2

…eferred to in article L. 113-4 and to the regional sports conferences referred to in article L. 112-14. It shall take place before 1st January 2023. It is updated every two years.The first four paragr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

I. - This paragraph applies, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2002/14/EC of 11 March 2002:1° To one or more AIFs managed by the same management company which, either separ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12

…e-year period, by notifying the insurer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 113-14 at least two months before the expiry date of the contract. Where the insured has taken out a con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-4

…nisations mentioned in the first paragraph are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. Whenever possible, the couple shall participate in the consultation and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9

…nder the conditions laid down in article R. 321-3, or risks falling within the classes mentioned in 14 and 15 of article R. 321-1 of this Code and article R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code; c) The annual am…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-69

…be taken into consideration in order to assess, within the meaning of articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-14, the patentability of the invention, which is the subject of the application, because their discl…

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