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Showing 56115620 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

…respect of commitments covered by the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to in Article L. 142-4 may not claim any right over the assets and rights resulting from the accounting records in these ac…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-5

…shall be carried out as set out in Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Centres and establishments.

Article L2311-5

Sexual health centres may, as part of their contraceptive prescription activities and under the responsibility of a doctor or midwife, provide prevention, screening and treatment for sexually transmit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-5

…ch of these sectors includes a regional medical-psychological service located in a prison and which may also, under an agreement with the Prefect, be responsible for combating alcoholism and drug addi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-5

…ions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 of this Code shall incur, in addition to the fine set out inarticle 131-38 of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or contributions written in direct business during the last financial year, including…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-5

I. - Each holder of individual training entitlements within the meaning of this chapter is informed of the amount of entitlements available to him and the top-ups from which he may benefit by accessin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-50

…d by him, on the bill of exchange or on an allonge. For the remainder, the provisions of article L. 511-42 are applicable. After the cessation of the force majeure, the bearer must, without delay, pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-5

Disciplinary proceedings against a doctor may only be brought before the disciplinary chamber by one of the following persons or authorities: 1° The Conseil national or the body of the Medical Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-5

I. - After deduction of an amount equal to the adjustments made the previous year and the share provided for in article L. 2336-4, the resources of the Fonds national de péréquation des ressources int…

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