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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-57

…more than 50% of the capital or shares ; b) Or in which the undertaking has invested an amount greater than 5% of the dispersion base. The provisions of this article apply in particular to the undert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…ovide the following information at any time: 1° The nature and number of samples held; 2° The characteristics of the samples held; 3° The origin of the samples and how they were obtained; 4° The sampl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…rd or any other body performing equivalent supervisory functions, and to the general meeting, and after ensuring that: 1° The conditions set out in II of Article L. 532-48 are met; 2° The branch is ab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-5

…es in cases where this use does not relate to a sales operation defined in I of l'article L. 310-3 ;5° Using the name factory outlet or factory depot in disregard of the provisions of Article L. 310-4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-5

…t certificate as provided for in article L. 1234-19; 4° Drawing up a written employment contract, entering the compulsory details and sending the contract to the employee, as provided for in articles…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-5

…st for withdrawal provided for in the first two paragraphs of article L. 134-6 are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic means with acknowledgement of receipt.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-50

…4° College of administrative staff at the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne; 5° Collège des personnels ouvriers et des personnels techniques et de service de l'Ecole nationale d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-5

…a trade union or a professional association or an institution representing the personnel, of the intervention of the co-contractor, a sub-contractor or a sub-delegatee in an irregular situation with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-5

…d for efficiency in the service provided and optimisation of public resources;3° The specific characteristics of priority urban policy districts, rural regeneration areas and the areas mentioned in 1°…

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