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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-10

…When the pharmaceutical needs of an establishment, service or body covered by III of Article L. 5126-1 which is not part of a territorial hospital grouping or which is not a member of a health coope…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-26

An error as to the age of the insured only renders the insurance null and void if the insured's true age is outside the limits set for the conclusion of contracts by the insurer's rates. In any other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing approval.

Article R6312-10

…d C vehicles: at least two persons belonging to the categories of personnel mentioned in Article R. 6312-7, at least one of whom belongs to the category mentioned in 1 ; 2° For category B vehicles: at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-20

…r in part from the available funds before the expiry of the time limits provided for in Article L. 3253-19, the judicial representative shall request, upon presentation of the statements, the advance…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-26

With regard to compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement, the eligible amounts of Tier 2 and Tier 3 elements are subject to quantitative limits. These limits are defined in Article 82 of Commis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-8

…ensible manner within the corporate governance report mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 225-37. The content and procedures for disclosing the remuneration policy are set by decree in the C…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D351-10

…in the right-hand column of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDS D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Taking vulnerability into account

Article L531-10

…r examining the application, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may define the special examination procedures it deems necessary for the exercise of an applicant's…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 20

Subject to the provisions of article 20-1, the following are judicial police officers: 1° Members of the national gendarmerie, other than volunteers, who do not have the status of judicial police offi…

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