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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-10

…ed had towards the insurer under the contract. However, either the insurer or the heir or purchaser may cancel the contract. The Insurer may terminate the contract within three months of the date on w…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-10

…tural mineral water is deemed to have lapsed.Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 1322-12, if operations are interrupted for more than three consecutive years, a new verification, carried…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4342-10

…nd examined in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in Article R. 4342-12. The Prefect acknowledges receipt of the application within one month of its receipt and, where a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-10

Within fifteen days of receiving the request, the chairman shall assign the report to one of the members of the commission.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-102

…essment and information on pharmacodependence and addictovigilance in whose territory the case was detected. Any other healthcare professional or any person in the course of their professional practic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

…a supervisory function and any employee whose total income falls within the same remuneration bracket and whose professional activities have a significant impact on the risk profile of the company or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-10

…ts a report to the shareholders on the agreements entered into directly or through an intermediary between the company and its chairman, one of its directors, one of its shareholders holding more than…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Maximum period of absence.

Article R2123-10

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 2123-5, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-10

…le or if the public interest or that of the creditors so requires, the continuation of the business may be authorised by the court for a maximum period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. It may be e…

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