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Showing 45614570 of 34678 articles for Art. CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3

…by : 1° Where it is submitted with a view to practising as a dispensary holder : a) a copy of the licence referred to in article L. 5125-4 ; b) a copy of any document proving that the premises on whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-3

…4301-2 included in his diploma and under the conditions laid down in article D. 4301-8: 1° The advanced practice nurse is competent to conduct an interview with the patient entrusted to him/her, take…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-58-3

In accordance with article L. 814-13, the following procedural acts:1° Concerning claims:a) The request and information provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 621-19 ;b) The declaration pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Solvency Capital Requirement

Article L352-3

…tiel et de résolution may, by reasoned decision, impose an additional capital requirement on insurance and reinsurance undertakings in any of the following exceptional circumstances, where it conclude…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation and this Article.II.-Pursuant to A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-318

…airman and an alternate chairman, members of the Conseil d'Etat, appointed on a proposal from the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° Six full members and six alternate members representing the ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-5

…with a view to acquiring a given quantity of securities of a credit institution authorised in France or of a finance company, may inform the Governor of the Banque de France, Chairman of the Autorit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-1

Before attaching special conditions to an authorisation or transmitting to the European Central Bank a draft decision to grant an authorisation to acquire a holding or control or to grant an authorisa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-2

…tiel et de résolution shall assess, for the purpose of ensuring that the credit institution or finance company targeted by the proposed acquisition has sound and prudent management and taking into acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall send the European Central Bank a proposed decision to oppose the proposed acquisition only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so on th…

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