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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

…solution measures. The decision to fully withdraw the authorisation of this person does not automatically result in the dissolution of the undertaking. Judicial liquidation, governed by Chapter VI of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-198

…there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant with a sports educator's pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-19

…to any papers or documents required to prepare for the meeting or drawn up following the meeting.In cases where the time limit for examining a draft standard is reduced pursuant to VI of Article L. 12…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-19

…ay be issued by any means by such a manager or by his representative as part of the department's on-call duty. It must be confirmed in writing by such a line manager on the first working day following…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-19

…the territorial chamber of commerce and industry whose activity or the business they represent is located in the delegation's constituency and who have been identified as members of the chamber and of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reporting obligations.

Article R5121-196

…stablishment or a health cooperation grouping, to the regional pharmacovigilance centre, if it is located within this establishment, and to the correspondent mentioned in article R. 5121-181 in other…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-19

…and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 : 1° Set up a risk management system at group level. This system shall be applied consistently i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-19

…sequent to the end of the financial year, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-560 Events after the end of the financial year Introduction 01. Between the balance sheet date and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Product presentation

Article L3513-19

Unless otherwise provided, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular those relating to Articles L. 3513-6 and L. 3513-7, as well as t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-19-2

…diction of the courts of appeal with jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in article R. 411-19 are determined in accordance with table XVI appended to article D. 311-8 of the code de l'organis…

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