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Showing 651660 of 36505 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2020/1503 du 7-10-2020

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

Article R356-10

…group itself, to apply to the group the second method referred to in Article R. 356-22, based on deduction and aggregation, or a combination of the first and second methods, if the exclusive applicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article R4413-10

…cy; 7° Staff numbers and recruitment conditions, in compliance with the provisions of Law no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale; 8…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-10

…ic surveillance shall be entitled to compensation for the harm suffered in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles 149 to 150.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-10

When the authorisation to practise or declaration of provision of services is issued, the hearing aid acoustician must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

The dispensing of corrective lenses is subject to the existence of a valid prescription by a doctor or an orthoptist. When corrective lenses or contact lenses are dispensed for the first time followin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-10

A decree in Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-10

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may use a simplified calculation for a specific risk sub-module or module where this is justified by the nature, scale and complexity of the risks they face and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7

The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers determines in particular :I.-The rules of professional practice that apply to issuers when they make offers to the public, with the except…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Damaged property

Article 1056

…October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties and land registration tax.The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to transfers of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-10

…for a period of three years from the date on which they ceased their activity.The registration procedure is free of charge.A list of this profession shall be drawn up for each département by the regio…

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