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Showing 34913500 of 29661 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 11-DCC-150 du 10 Oct 2011

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-10

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may use a simplified calculation for a specific risk sub-module or module where this is justified by the nature, scale and complexity of the risks they face and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-11-1

…ental Council to sign a specific contract or framework agreement may be taken before the award procedure for this contract or framework agreement is initiated. In this case, it must include a definiti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-10

I.-Unless the shareholders of the companies involved in the merger decide otherwise under the conditions set out in II of this article, one or more merger commissioners, appointed by court decision an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D513-11-1

…steps necessary for their preservation and intended for use in the composition of the medicinal products mentioned in 3° and 4° ; 3° "Preparation of faecal microbiota": the magistral or hospital prep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-10

…ion and who are entered on the roll under the conditions laid down by articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10

I.-Portfolio management companies : 1° Put in place rules and procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions applicable to them, including those set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure.

Article R5141-47-11

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail considers that the variation, suspension or withdrawal of a marketing authorisation which…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-11

…of 1° of Article L. 432-2 is defined as follows: 1° When, in application of 1° of Article R. 442-8-10, the cover provided by the body referred to in Article L. 432-2 consists of a complementary insur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-11-1

An annex of the town hall created in application of 2° of article L. 2113-11 may be abolished by decision of the municipal council of the new commune, taken after agreement of the delegated mayor and,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-10

…ag" is not taken into account, is set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, higher education and health. These emoluments follow the trend in civil service salaries recorded by the Min…

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