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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-116

…y entered into by a mutual insurance company with a union constituted under the terms of article L. 322-26-3 must specify that the union is jointly and severally liable, vis-à-vis policyholders and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4332-11

…orisation;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

…as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of article L. 6143-4 are applicable to the 3° of the same article L. 6162-9. The deliberations mentioned in 5° to 9°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Compensation for loss of income.

Article R2123-11

I. - To benefit from the financial compensation provided for by article L. 2123-3, an elected representative who does not receive an official allowance and who is an employee must prove to the local a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-11

…contracts ; 2° Contracts entered into by natural persons for services provided in their own homes; 3° Contracts entered into by natural persons to work as approved childcare assistants.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-11

…a registered in the répertoire national des certifications professionnelles and classified at level 3 of the nomenclature of qualification levels established in application of article L. 6113-1 of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-11

…e-registered after being struck off, interpreter-translators registered pursuant to articles R. 141-3 and R. 141-4 take an oath before the judicial court of the place of registration, using the follow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Public transport of regional interest

Article R1614-112

…opinion of the consultative commission on the evaluation of charges referred to in Article L. 1614-3. The Regional Council is deemed to have given its opinion if it has not made a decision within two…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-11

The authorisation of a centre, as provided for in article L. 2131-5, is subject to the following conditions: 1° The centre must operate within a public or private health organisation or establishment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-11

…he management of data relating to exhibition centres and commercial events provided by registrants; 3° The provision to the public, via a website, of data relating to registered exhibition centres and…

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