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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions for overseas departments.

Article R421-57

The provisions of section II, as well as those of section IV relating to the financial regime of the guarantee fund which concern hunting accidents, shall not apply in the department of French Guyana.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in article L. 214-4

Article R214-5

The Commission and its specialised committees may only validly deliberate if three quarters of their members are present or duly represented. If this quorum is not reached, the commission is reconvene…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-5

Athletes who achieve a significant performance or ranking in the same international reference events as defined for the "Elite" category, but who do not meet the conditions required for inclusion in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-5

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year. It is convened by its Chairman on an agenda set by the Chairman. A quorum is reached if at least seven of its members are present or represented. Wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-52

Industrial property attorneys practise their profession with dignity, conscience, independence and probity, and in compliance with the laws and regulations governing their company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-5

The commission draws up its own rules of procedure, which specify in particular the rules for preventing conflicts of interest. These rules are applicable once they have been approved by the France Co…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6141-53

Hospital foundations are non-profit legal entities governed by private law. They are set up between one or more public health institutions and, where appropriate, one or more public or private entitie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-50

The Fonds de Compensation des Risques de l'Assurance de la Construction is kept in special accounts in the books of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance. The costs of managing the fund are covered by a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-54

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance may submit to the Committee matters of a general or individual nature on which he wishes to seek its opinion.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-58

The control of operations and the approval of the fund's accounts are carried out under the same conditions as for the other activities of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance.

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