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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-2

The thresholds provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 642-5 above which the debates relating to the approval of the sale plan must take place in the presence of the public prosecutor are i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Provisions specific to insurance and reinsurance undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article R322-167

The competence requirement referred to in VII of Article L. 322-2 shall be assessed in accordance with Article 258 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, without prejud…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article R321-1

Collective management organisations established outside the European Union that manage exploitation rights in France for works or other protected objects are subject to the provisions of article R. 32…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-10

The approval provided for in article L. 312-5 is granted by the Prefect, after obtaining the opinion of the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee and then, in the cases provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to land and air transport.

Article R6314-2

Any person holding the authorisation provided for in article R. 6312-11 who fails to submit the vehicles and aircraft used for medical transport to inspection by the Health and Social Affairs Departme…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-3

When the decision to impose the additional penalty provided for in article L. 332-11, which is not final but has been provisionally enforced, is overturned by the Court of Appeal, when the person conv…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-7

The minimum turnover required may not be more than twice the estimated value of the contract or of the lot, unless justified by its subject-matter or the conditions under which it is to be performed.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-16

The guarantee fund reserves are accepted as components of the solvency margin of member undertakings and supplementary occupational pension funds under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 334-3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4755-1

When one of the officials mentioned in article L. 4311-6 finds that a measure taken in application of articles R. 4314-11 to R. 4314-13 has been disregarded by an economic operator mentioned in articl…

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