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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-5

On pain of automatic inadmissibility, no challenge or incidental claim may, unless otherwise provided, be made after the orientation hearing provided for in Article…

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

Article R321-5

Undertakings authorised to operate in the classes mentioned in 20 and 22 of article R. 321-1 may be authorised to provide directly, as ancillary insurance forming part of a life insurance contract and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined either by reference to the annual amount of premiums or contributions, or by reference to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-50

The purpose of the actuarial function referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 356-18 is, at group level, to coordinate the calculation of prudential technical provisions, to guarantee the ap…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 10: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services

Article R211-50

Any natural or legal person who is a national of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and who wishes to become establishe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion du dispositif national d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile" (Application for managing the national reception system for asylum seekers)

Article R142-58

The rights of access and rectification provided for by Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 may be exercised wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-57

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-5

If the request for suspension provided for in the previous article is granted, the court shall set the date on which the measure will be re-examined before the expiry of a period of three months. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific safety study.

Article R4543-5

The technical inspection report defined in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-52

A veterinary pharmaceutical establishment mentioned in article R. 5142-1 engaged in the wholesale, free transfer or wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products must have an emergency plan…

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