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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical provisions for life assurance, marriage and natality insurance and capitalisation operations

Article R343-5

The provision for liquidity risk is established when the investments referred to in Article R. 343-10, with the exception of depreciable securities which the insurance undertaking has the capacity and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-58

As from their enrolment in the first year of the second cycle, the hospital medical students mentioned in article R. 6153-46 receive remuneration, the annual amount of which is set by order of the min…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-5

If the property has been apprehended in order to be returned to its owner, a copy of the deed provided for in article…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-4

A record of the voluntary surrender or apprehension of the property is drawn up. This document contains a detailed description of the property. Where applicable, the property may be photographed; the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-3

The property may also be apprehended immediately, without prior command and on presentation of the writ of execution alone if the person required to surrender it is present and if, on being asked by t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-2

An order to deliver or return the goods is served on the person required to surrender the goods. Under penalty of being declared null and void, the order shall contain : 1° A reference to the enforcem…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-16

Referral to an advisory committee for the amicable settlement of disputes interrupts the time limits for appeals for contracts that are administrative contracts until notification of the decision take…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to public contracts for rail passenger transport services

Article R2522-1

The public contracts mentioned in 4° of Article L. 2512-5, insofar as they relate to the public passenger transport service by rail, are governed, for their award and performance, by Decree no. 2019-1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to certain providers of online content sharing services

Article R137-1

The assessment of the significant quantity of protected works and objects mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 137-1 is assessed on a case-by-case basis under the conditions and according to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article R138-1

The objection referred to in article L. 138-4 shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means that provides proof of the date of receipt and the identity o…

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