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

Article R322-168

…n the previous paragraph, in particular the Chairman of the Board of Directors, as effective managers. These persons must have a sufficiently broad area of competence and powers over the company's act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-20

…ferred to in Article L. 5426-6.The Director General of Pôle emploi sends the debtor, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a formal notice which includes the reason, the nature and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-24

The secretariat of each commission is provided by the departments of the ministry or ministries to which it is attached.The secretariat draws up the commission's rules of procedure, which set out the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article R3513-7

…25; b) Women; c) Men; d) Different socio-professional categories; e) Current smokers; f) Non-smokers. The data studied includes, in particular, the frequency and quantity of consumption and trends in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-12-1

When a company mentioned in article R. 5142-1 plans to close one of its establishments authorised in application of the provisions of article R. 5142-5, it informs the Agence nationale de sécurité san…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…transitional deduction referred to in Article L. 351-5 corresponds to a fraction of the difference between the following two amounts:a) the technical provisions after deduction of receivables arising…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-45

Manufacturers of veterinary medicinal products mentioned in 1° of article R. 5142-1 must justify, at all times, that all the products they use, manufacture and deliver comply with the characteristics…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-2

…ategories:a) Social service assistants mentioned inarticle L. 411-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ; b) Osteopaths, chiropractors, psychologists and psychotherapists who are not healt…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article R2124-3

…s contracts using the procedure with negotiation in the following cases:1° When the need cannot be met without adapting immediately available solutions;2° When the need consists of an innovative solut…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-15

…is necessary for correct administration of the medicinal product, using the international non-proprietary names where they exist or, failing this, the names of the European or French pharmacopoeia; 4°…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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