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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article R362-2

If the mandataire général referred to in article L. 362-1 is a natural person, he must have his domicile and reside on French territory. He must be vested with sufficient powers by the company concern…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-2

Commercial companies which, at the close of a financial year, have three hundred or more employees or whose net turnover, at the same time, is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-203

I.-Authorisation is granted to applicants who provide: 1° Both outpatient surgical care and full-time inpatient surgical care; 2° Or outpatient surgical care only. In this case, the holder enters into…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Care provided to prisoners.

Article R6411-2

A public health establishment in Mayotte provides in-patient and, where applicable, hospital care to prisoners whose condition does not require hospitalisation; under the same conditions, it carries o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-2

I.-The court to which an application for the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings is made shall without delay inform the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings opened within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-2

In addition to the persons mentioned in II of Article L. 519-1 and in Article L. 519-3, the following are not intermediaries in banking transactions and payment services within the meaning of Article…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R412-2

Approval can only be granted to organisations whose articles of association guarantee democratic operating rules and disinterested management. In facilities classified as "tourism" or "family holiday…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10 : Olive oil and table olives

Article R412-26

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991, as amended, on the characteristics of olive…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article R614-2

The ombudsman shall also make available to the public on his website or communicate on request his annual activity report including the following information:1° The number of disputes referred to him…

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