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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-3

Provisions relating to business ceded to an insurance or reinsurance undertaking whose head office is in France or in another Member State or other State party to the Agreement on the European Economi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3

In university hospital centres, the director appoints the vice-president in charge of research on presentation of a list of proposals drawn up jointly by the president of the Institut national de la s…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L921-3-1

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 123-37, farm managers subject to the criterion of the third paragraph of the same article and engaged in marine farming activities are identified separatel…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-3

II and III of article L. 221-31 and article L. 221-32 are applicable to the share savings plan intended for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The optional obligation

Article 1308

An obligation is optional where it has as its object a certain performance but the debtor has the option, in order to be discharged, of providing another. The optional obligation is extinguished if pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article R4134-21

The regional economic, social and environmental council shall draw up its rules of procedure. The rules of procedure shall lay down the composition of the bureau, the number, composition, powers and o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36-3

Each candidate makes a declaration that includes his surname, forenames and signature, as well as those of his substitute. He shall specify his place of practice in the constituency for which he is st…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-4

The alerts referred to in II of Article R. 3113-1 are sent to the Agence nationale de santé publique :-either by the authorised staff of the regional health agencies, who transmit only the data necess…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-31-3

The Conseil des maisons de vente may receive, by virtue of agreements, sums from payments made by operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Direct access to specialised technical facilities

Article R6123-32-3

The conditions under which patients involved in the specialised activity referred to in article R. 6123-32-1 are referred to the establishment referred to in article R. 6123-32-2 and the conditions un…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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