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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-10

…hare of its contributions in the total amount provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 423-13. At least one third of the members of the Supervisory Board represent public limited insurance co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of a qualified person

Article L512-17

…r legislative or regulatory provisions. It may not, under the penalties provided for in article 226-13 of the Penal Code, divulge information of which it has become aware in this context.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-31

I.-Articles R. 624-13 to R. 624-15 shall apply to judicial liquidation proceedings subject to the following provisions: The application made on the basis of articles L. 624-9, L. 624-10, L. 624-18 or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-8

…neral of the Agence de la biomédecine. When the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 6122-13 relating to the continued suspension or withdrawal of the authorisation are applied, the Director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-4

…neral of the Agence de la biomédecine. When the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 6122-13 relating to the continued suspension or withdrawal of the authorisation are applied, the Director…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-16

…rs present or represented, with the exception of those relating to the matters mentioned in 11° and 13° of article R. 5312-6, which are taken by a two-thirds majority of the members present or represe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-146

…sociation may have a duration of less than ten years or more than twenty-five years, counted from 1 January of the year in which it was opened. The period during which a survivorship association remai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-1

…regardless of its origin. Where the rights of enjoyment were only of a life nature, they ended on 4 January 1967.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-126

…emain subject to this section as it stood prior to the entry into force of Decree no. 2015-31 of 15 January 2015 on the forestry investment and insurance account, unless they are converted into a fore…

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