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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-13

…appointed by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in application of articles L. 326-1 and L. 326-2, or by the competent authorities of the home state of an insurance company whose regi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-15

…ried out. Their purpose, for the work as a whole or for the public contracts concerned alone, is to:1° To draw up all the execution plans and specifications for use on the site, as well as the corresp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12

To carry out audits, the High Council's officers are empowered to: 1° Obtain from the statutory auditor any document or information, in any form whatsoever, relating to the statutory audit engagement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-1

…registered trade mark may renounce it at any time, in respect of all or some of the goods or services. The declaration of renunciation must, in order to be admissible: 1° Be made by the proprietor of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-5

…ement of receipt, a copy or extract of the marriage certificate updated in accordance with Articles 1303-3 and 1303-4 or a certificate of registration in the annexed civil register referred to in arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L951-12

The first paragraph of article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-11

…ty and custody judge who issued the house arrest order informs the person under investigation that: 1° In the event that he or she fails to comply with the obligations imposed, the house arrest order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-172

…anager of each forestry group participating in the operation. It contains the following information 1° A list of the forestry assets, the names and registered offices of all the companies involved in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-121

…plication to open a Livret A passbook account has been made by a person referred to in article L. 221-3 shall remind the applicant that he or she may hold only one Livret A passbook account and of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment procedure

Article R1333-137

…cordance with the conditions laid down in sub-sections 2, 3, 4 or 5 of this section, as appropriate:1° Any change in the declarant or the holder of the registration or authorisation ;2° Any change in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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