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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-2

Insured persons, subscribers to contracts, members and beneficiaries of benefits relating to insurance classes 1, 2, 20 to 26 defined in Article R. 321-1 subscribed with companies that are members of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-211

The notice concerning a declaration relating to the sale, transfer, contribution to a company, allocation by division or by auction of a business shall contain:1° The information required by article L…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-26

The notice of non-payment for insufficient funds drawn up pursuant to article L. 131-84 must include all the information provided for in 1°, 2°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 8° of article R. 131-12, as well as the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

When they are distributed or transferred, the tissues, their derivatives, the cells or the cell therapy preparations are accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article R. 1211-19 and Article R. 121…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-2

A creditor's writ specifies the nature and amount of the claim and contains any evidence likely to characterise the debtor's cessation of payments. Where a farm is involved, the creditor shall attach…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-2

The Single Occupational Risk Assessment Document must be updated: 1° At least once a year in companies with at least eleven employees; 2° Whenever a decision is taken to make any major change to healt…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Packaging units for rolling tobacco

Article R3512-24

I.-A unit packet of rolling tobacco may be: 1° Parallelepiped with characteristics that may be specified by order; 2° Cylindrical; 3° A pouch. II-The packaging unit complies with the size characterist…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-20

Under the conditions laid down in this section, midwives participate in the clinical activities of medically assisted procreation carried out with or without a third party donor, as well as in gamete…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-2

To work in an in-house pharmacy, a pharmacist must hold either: 1° A diploma of specialised studies in hospital and community pharmacy; 2° A diploma of specialised studies in industrial and biomedical…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-20

When entering into a relationship, the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services shall provide the customer, including the potential customer, with the following information: 1° Their…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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