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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-114

…sation of radiation protection, the sources of ionising radiation and the installation housing them;7° The measures adopted to comply with the requirements of the general regulations and those applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-10

…mber of the European Union and which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area; 7° Where the Authority exercises the discretion provided for in Article 9(1) of the aforementioned R…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-2

…by the lawyers of each of the parties and endorsed by the clerk of the competent court pursuant to 7° of Article

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-11

The conceding authority which is considering excluding a person pursuant to this sub-section must put the person in a position to provide evidence that he has taken steps to demonstrate his reliabilit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-60

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 223 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the budget controller shall in particular receive the following docu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

The managers and employees of the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that informati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-10

I.-Before an initial premium payment, an arbitration or a transfer to the undertakings referred to in Article L. 134-1, the following information is communicated to the subscriber in clearly visible c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-21

Each year, the insurer calculates the amount of the theoretical mathematical reserve that would be required to ensure the payment of immediate and deferred life annuities on the basis of the service v…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-12

…commercial performances;6° At least one radio work in the genres of fiction or creative documentary;7° At least one literary work of fiction published by a national publisher.People with at least thre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Commercial paper.

Article L512-1

…e order payment is to be made; 6° An indication of the date and place where the note is subscribed; 7° The signature of the person issuing the security referred to as the subscriber. II. - A promissor…

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