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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Right of substitution.

Article R5125-53

When dispensing a medicinal product or product other than that prescribed pursuant to article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist shall indicate on the prescription the name of the medicinal product or product…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-56

…become aware of them, they did not disclose them to the General Meeting. The provisions of Articles L. 225-253 and L. 225-254 of the Commercial Code shall apply to them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article R626-58

I. - For the application of V of Article L. 626-30, the administrator shall determine the amount, calculated inclusive of all taxes, of the claims held by the members of the classes called upon to vot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56

I.-The approved bodies must comply with the following obligations: 1° The approved body, its director and the personnel responsible for carrying out the assessment and verification operations may not…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…ose jurisdiction the domicile of the plaintiff or defendant is situated, in compliance with Article L. 211-12 of the Code of Judicial Organisation when the decision was given in relation to the intern…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-5

…Article L. 231-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

French undertakings subject to State control under article L. 310-1 and constituted in the form of a société anonyme must have share capital, excluding contributions in kind, of at least 800,000 euros…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-53

…ty or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area ; b) The bodies referred to in Article L. 518-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; c) Third-country credit institutions or investment firm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-50

…annual residence permit bearing the words "mobile ICT employee (family)" as provided for in article L. 421-28 resides outside France, the decision to issue the residence permit applied for is taken by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-5

The election of the members of the commission mentioned in 3° of article L. 724-2 shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is declared elected. Vot…

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