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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

I.-In each currency, the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4 is calculated in accordance with the following principles: 1° The equalisation adjustment must be equal to the differen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status.

Article R5211-5-1

The provisions of articles R. 2123-11-1 to R. 2123-11-6 and the articles R. 2123-22-1-A to R. 2123-22-1-D are applicable to public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-5

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may object to the health professional referred to in article L. 1111-23 consulting or adding to his/her pharmaceutical record at the time of treatment. The heal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-2

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and when the measures provided for in 1° to 4° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-5

The jury :1° Validates the certification tests conducted :- either by its members ;- or by the experts mentioned in R. 212-10-1 ;- or by the training organisation, when the certification tests are del…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-5

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of midwife :1° Either the French State diploma in midwifery, for student…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-57

I.-Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between a mutual insurance company and one of its directors, members of the supervisory board, members of the management board or sala…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-5-1

A permanent delegation is created within the sites council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", whose powers are described in article R. 611-23 of the heritage code.It comprise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-61-1)

Article Annexe 1-5-1

MODEL TYPE OF DECLARATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS- SMALL BUSINESS -1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-5

The orders referred to in Article L. 561-11 shall provide for at least one of the following measures: 1° Prohibiting the establishment in France of subsidiaries, branches or representative offices of…

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