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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-18

Until the creation of a council of the order of dental surgeons in Mayotte, in application of article L. 4411-2, the dental surgeons of Mayotte are attached to the departmental council of the order of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-18

…ting to diagnostic imaging procedures, prophylactic procedures, orthodontic procedures or post-surgical care may not, on any one dental practice site, exceed the number of dental surgeons or doctors p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-18

…r made available to it, not covered by an insurance contract and not specially registered, a certificate of ownership is issued by the competent administrative authority. No certificate may be issued…

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

Article R144-18

…ings converted into an annuity; 3° A plan governed by article L. 441-1 of this Code or byarticle L. 222-1 of the Mutual Code; 4° A plan governed by Chapter IV of Title III of Book I for which the capi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-18

Administrative approval is granted by a decision published in the Official Journal.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article R311-18

For the purposes of Article L. 311-50, the resolution college shall present to potential acquirers the terms and timetable for the transfer of securities implemented under the procedure provided for i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-18

…rticle L. 354-2 and in their decision-making processes; b) in their processes for assessing and allocating economic capital and solvency capital, including the assessment referred to in Article L. 354…

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

Article 231-18

The application of the reduction coefficient is based on the conditions of reception and comfort in the cinema or cinemas, the diversity of art house films programmed, the number of weeks and screenin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-18

…ccount of the establishment benefiting from the advance during the twelve months preceding the application. However, this amount may be calculated on the basis of the sums entered in the automatic cin…

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

Article 321-18

…lity of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targeted broadcast formats and media;3° The technical mastery of the project;4° The coherence of the budget and th…

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