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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-3

The indemnity referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 132-21-1 may not exceed 5% of the present value of the commitments made respectively by the insurer and by the policyholders of the cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-55-1

…2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept for a period of five years by the régies, companies or associations mentioned in l'article L. 2223-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Objectives and resources agreement

Article D6323-21-5

…management costs of the regional interprofessional joint committee are made up of : 1° Administrative management costs relating to the instruction and monitoring of professional transition projects,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-5

…e directors concerned, shall determine the training organisation(s) or centre(s) responsible for providing the training. At the end of the training course, the training organisation or centre shall is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-8-5

…less than 100 euros, payment is made in two instalments during the first six months, and from the seventh month onwards, also in two instalments.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-5-1

…nté, on the basis of preclinical and clinical studies considered significant during the scientific evaluation conducted with a view to this authorisation, for a medicinal product whose active substanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-5-2

…n the basis of preclinical and clinical studies considered to be significant during the scientific evaluation conducted with a view to this authorisation, an application for authorisation of the same…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of shows, the points in the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is alloca…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-58-1

Professionals from other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area who have been granted partial access to practise the profession of nurse in France underarticle L. 4002-5 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-29-5

The suspension order provided for in articles R. 752-29-2 and R. 752-29-3 exposes: 1° The objectives pursued by the territorial revitalisation operation agreement that the project is likely to comprom…

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