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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-22

…ing that the company has been placed outside the scope of the agreement, is notified to the company and to each of the members.

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

Article R356-28-2

…r State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the following are authorised to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those ado…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 277

Independently of the legal or judicial mortgage, the judge may require the debtor spouse to set up a pledge, give security or take out a contract guaranteeing payment of the annuity or capital.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 272

…e judge with a statement certifying on their honour the accuracy of their resources, income, assets and living conditions.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276

Exceptionally, the judge may, by specially reasoned decision, where the age or state of health of the creditor does not allow him to support himself, fix the compensatory allowance in the form of a li…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 274

The judge shall decide the manner in which the capital compensatory allowance is to be enforced from among the following forms: 1° Payment of a sum of money, whereby the granting of the divorce may be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 279

…e parties, ask the judge to review the compensatory allowance. The provisions set out in the second and third paragraphs of article 275 as well as articles 276-3 and 276-4 are also applicable, dependi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 281

The transfers and relinquishments provided for in this paragraph shall, irrespective of the manner in which they are made, be considered as participating in the matrimonial property regime. They shall…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 275

Where the debtor is unable to pay the capital sum under the conditions set out in article 274, the judge shall determine the terms of payment of the capital, up to a limit of eight years, in the form…

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