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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120

…s: 1° Their object must be either exclusively insurance or exclusively reinsurance; 2° They may not carry out insurance operations other than those mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 310-1; 3° They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-123

…for public use, whatever the medium, : 1° His surname, first names and professional address, how he can be contacted, days and times of consultation ; 2° His status with regard to health insurance org…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-149

The contributions due to the associations in the event of death are calculated taking into account the age of the members at the time they fall due and according to a rate based on a mortality table s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-14

…w the therapeutic injunction is being implemented. In the third and sixth months of the measure, he carries out a new medical examination of the person concerned, then, if the measure continues, new e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-115

As stated in Article R. 234-7 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows: "The administration of veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article D. 234-6 to animals of sp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…r acts contrary to honour, probity or morality;1° bis Has been convicted of an offence underarticle 1741 of the General Tax Code; 2° Has been subject to personal bankruptcy or one of the prohibition o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-12

…t indemnity, to the rights and actions of the insured against third parties who, by their act, have caused the loss giving rise to the insurer's liability.The insurer may be discharged, in whole or in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-13

In the event of the definitive closure of a cinema recording an average weekly admission of less than or equal to 2,200 during the five years preceding the year of closure, and subject to the payment…

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

Article 211-124

…the libretto;3° At least 50% of the final cost of the production must be spent in France or, in the case of an international co-production, at least 50% of the French participation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation based on commercial representation in cinemas

Article 721-12

Sums are calculated on the basis of the commercial representation in cinemas of the cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 6° of article 721-6 in the countries and territories mentioned on…

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