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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-25

…he first test of the session. II - The file includes: 1° a request from the person concerned; > and 2° Copies of official documents proving the identity and nationality of the applicant; > 3° Proof of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D4322-20-1

The procedures for awarding the allowances mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 4125-3-1 are those provided for in articles D. 4125-33 and D. 4125-34, subject to the following am…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-2

The expert's report mentions the shares that are the subject of the buyback offer pursuant to the eighth paragraph of Article L. 225-209-2. It indicates the valuation methods adopted to determine the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-2

Where the contract refers to a unit or share in an unlisted property company mentioned in 2° of article R. 131-1, the insurer shall determine the value of this unit or share, in accordance with the pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-27

…e ability of the operation to contribute to a mission of general interest for the video game sector;2° The relevance of the format and theme as well as the quality of the programming;3° The relevance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-23

…t. This committee comprises : 1° A representative of the Minister for Health, who is the chairman ; 2° Three representatives of each candidate trade union organisation or their alternates. The list of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-23

Midwives may contribute to the information and clinical, biological and ultrasound monitoring of the oocyte donor. They may be involved in the procedure for embryo reception by a third party couple by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-25

…Prove that they have been in existence for at least three years from the date of their declaration;2° Prove, during the period mentioned in the previous paragraph, that they have been effectively and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the central pricing office.

Article A250-2

Any insurance undertaking authorised to insure any of the risks referred to in articles L. 125-1, L. 211-1, L. 220-1, L. 241-1 and L. 242-1 shall make available to any person, on request, insurance ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-2

When the staff representative on the social and economic committee alerts the employer in application of article L. 4131-2, he shall record his opinion in writing under conditions determined by regula…

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