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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article L4135-2

…set out in Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of 3°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 7°.The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution analyses these data, transmits them i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-38

…° His relationship to the victim;5° His or her occupation and the address of his or her employer(s);6° The amount of his or her income, with supporting evidence;7° A description of the victim's losses…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-25

…° on the performance of the financial management of the plan;5° on the benefits paid under the plan;6° A combination of these factors.The plan sets out the procedures for determining and paying these…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-111

The association is responsible, on behalf of and in the place of the reinsured mutual insurance company, for making the various disclosures to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution requ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-19

The ancillary own funds referred to in article L. 351-6 consist of items other than core own funds which may be called up to absorb losses. Ancillary own funds may include the following items, insofar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-3

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering when the conditions for awarding the contract are not compatible with the minimum emergency periods provided for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-1

…auditor or a person approved by a Member State of the European Union to carry out statutory audits;6° Have successfully passed the tests for the certificate of aptitude for the duties of statutory au…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-1

…e exception of an application based on Article L. 714-5; 5° Proof of payment of the prescribed fee; 6° Where applicable, except where he is an industrial property attorney or a lawyer, the representat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

The suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings brought against the debtor's assets entails a prohibition on the debtor doing any act that would aggravate his insolvency, paying, in whole or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising

Article R313-1

…tage rate of charge; 4° The term of the credit agreement; 5° The total amount owed by the borrower; 6° The amount and number of instalments; 7° Where applicable, a warning relating to any exchange rat…

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