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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Commissions and acquisition costs to be amortised.

Article R332-35

The amount of the difference between the mathematical provisions recorded in the balance sheet in accordance with Article L. 343-1 and the amount of mathematical provisions that would be recorded if a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisations authorised to manage reprographic reproduction rights

Article R322-3

Any change in status, or in the general regulations, or any termination of office of a member of the governing and deliberative bodies of an approved organisation shall be communicated to the Minister…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-3

Any trader providing a service shall, on request, provide the consumer with the following additional information:1° Where the price is not determined in advance by the service provider for a given typ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R1245-38

For the purposes of this chapter, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre are regarded as health establishments and blood transfusion establishments respectively.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-3

References to provisions of the General Tax Code are replaced by locally applicable tax law provisions.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General requirements of the licensing authority

Article R3123-3

If justified by the subject or conditions of the contract, the awarding authority may require information relating to the prior authorisation of candidates, pursuant to articles R. 2311-1 et seq. of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Termination of the régie (R)

Article R2221-16

The régie ceases to operate in execution of a deliberation by the town council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Termination of the régie (R)

Article R2221-17

The deliberation of the municipal council deciding to relinquish the operation of the régie determines the date on which the operations of the régie cease. The accounts are closed on this date. The as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Commitment and common provisions (R)

Article R3341-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the fundamental principles contained in Title I of the said dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-37, the waiting period is not applicable: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded…

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