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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-43

The Guarantee Fund's accounts must show all income and expenses relating to the operations carried out in application of article L. 421-8 of the Insurance Code for each financial year, so that the act…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-46

The specifications referred to in article L. 641-6 du code rural et de la pêche maritime may make it compulsory to use the words "appellation d'origine contrôlée" on the labelling and presentation of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-4

…ciation covers activities other than insurance broking, the association may offer its members a single mediator for all their activities, provided that the mediator is registered on the list referred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-4

The occupational health physician is bound by an employment contract concluded with the employer or the president of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service, under the conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article R6321-4

In the absence of a collective agreement at company or branch level, the employee's agreement to training activities taking place outside working hours, as provided for in 2° of article L. 6321-6, is…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-4

I.-Subject to the provisions of article L. 4021-3-1, for each profession or speciality, a continuing professional development pathway is defined, in application of article L. 4021-3, by the competent…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration by the garnishee

Article R211-4

The garnishee must immediately provide the bailiff with the information set out in Article L. 211-3 and provide him with the supporting documents. This is mentioned in the attachment deed. By way of d…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

For the application of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-40

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution referred to in Article L. 612-1 may, after obtaining the opinion of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, grant collective auth…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-47

I. - When a case is referred to the National Enforcement Committee pursuant to Article L. 561-38 on the basis of an inspection report drawn up in accordance with Articles R. 561-39 and R. 561-40, the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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