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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

…net of cancellation and taxes for classes 11, 12 and 13 listed in article R. 321-1 are increased by 50%. Premiums or contributions written in direct business during the last financial year, including…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-5

…is chapter is informed of the amount of entitlements available to him and the top-ups from which he may benefit by accessing a free dematerialised service. This service also provides information on el…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-5

…ther Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area may carry out these samples and analyses if it can demonstrate equivalent resources, quality of prac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-5

…actical arrangements for exercising their mandate within the company with regard to their job. They may be accompanied by a company employee of their choice. This interview does not replace the profes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-5

…its member municipalities according to the tax integration coefficient defined in III of article L. 5211-29, then between the member communes, with the exception of those whose per capita financial po…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-5

…not call into question the legal protection resulting from articles 79-1 to 79-6 and from Article 95 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.Technological measure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Communication and production of documents in the file of a competition authority

Article L483-5

The judge may not enjoin the communication or production of a document comprising: 1° A written statement or transcript of oral statements voluntarily submitted to a competition authority by a person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article D214-59

…mentioned in the first paragraph of 1° of IV of Article L. 214-30, the public limited company OSEO may, where necessary, ask the latter to produce the documents provided for in 1° to 4° for each subs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

…nt offers, making it possible in particular to assess whether the offer is manifestly inadequate.It may also deal with issues referred to it by the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Director o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the international spread of diseases in French Polynesia

Article R3845-5

…ffected at home or in any other suitable accommodation. II. - The High Commissioner of the Republic may prescribe the measures mentioned in 2° of I, by a reasoned order issued after consultation with…

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