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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The alternative obligation

Article 1307-3

A debtor who has not made his choice known must, if one of the performances becomes impossible, perform one of the others.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other prior declarations

Article R1221-32

…2° of the same article, the declaration is made by the new employer, by registered letter addressed to the Labour Inspectorate. The receipt for the letter is presented by the employer at the request o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other prior declarations

Article R1221-33

…1221-17 it covers; 2° The name and address of the declarant; 3° The location of the establishment; 4° The exact nature of the industries or businesses carried out.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum operating grant.

Article R3334-3

…ions d'attribution dans les conditions définies à l'article R. 3334-3-1 after deducting a sum equal to double the ratio, increased by 10%, between the total municipal population of the overseas depart…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution must be notified of changes in the ownership of the undertakings referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 . The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-4

…implantation diagnosis is only authorised in exceptional cases under the following conditions: A doctor practising in a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre as defined by article L. 2131-1 must…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Urban policy allocation

Article L2334-41

…he urban policy allocation provided for in article L. 2334-40. This share is calculated by applying to the total amount of the urban policy allocation the ratio, increased by 33%, existing, according…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-4

…uipment or the implementation of the planned care activities or alternative care structures.It is automatically deemed to be an authorisation to operate, subject to a declaration of commencement of ac…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-18

I. - The eligible financial securities and money market instruments referred to in I of article L. 214-24-55 are :1° Either eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to tradi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-16

…s mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 214-24-55 meet the following conditions: 1° The potential loss to which the general-purpose investment fund is exposed as a result of holding them is limited to th…

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