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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-22

…d party in good faith, the beneficiary of the insurance, by virtue of a transfer prior to any claim and to the notification of the cancellation.In the event of withdrawal of authorisation, receivershi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Some specific time limits and starting points.

Article 2226-1

A liability action seeking compensation for ecological damage redressable under Chapter III of Subtitle II of Title III of this Book shall be barred after ten years from the day on which the holder of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-22

…ludes its opinion on the company's compliance with the special rights attached to preference shares and indicates, where applicable, the date from which these rights were disregarded. The costs of dra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-22

…nds the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, as well as, where applicable, the Director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-22

…decides on the application for a declaration of public interest for a natural mineral water spring and the assignment of a protection perimeter. Where the protective perimeter is located in the terri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Declaration of significant events and malicious acts

Article R1333-22

…ous acts; 4° In the case of loss or theft of a source, to the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety; 5° When the event concerns a health establishment or a body responsible for a he…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-22

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 working in a medical biology laboratory authorised for the activities mentioned in c and d of 2° of article R. 2142-…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-22

The Prefect may appoint organisations, the list of which he determines by order, to grant and manage the repayable advance referred to in 2° of article R. 5141-1. Where the business creator's applicat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-22

The debtor may lodge an objection by registration with the secretariat of the competent court within whose jurisdiction he is domiciled or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-22

The committee's secretariat is responsible for keeping files on each child.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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