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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that the constitution and operation of the decision-making and governing bodies of the persons referred to in 1° to 3°, 5° and 9° to 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-18

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of the companies mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 and the pharmacist(s) or veterinary surgeon(s) in charge of their estab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-12-1

…5142-5, it informs the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail. This information is provided: 1° No later than six months before the definitive closu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-14

I. - Applications shall be sent to the secretary of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, by registered letter with ac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment with subrogation

Article 1346-1

…party, subrogates that third party in his rights against the debtor.This subrogation must be express.It must be agreed at the same time as payment, unless, in an earlier act, the subrogating party ha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1-1

…il they have obtained an administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.They may only carry out the operations for which they have been authorised.Approval…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Sports federations with a specialised commission for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-15

…degrees is as follows: Union des fédérations d'aïkido; Fédération française de judo, jujitsu, kendo et disciplines associées; Fédération française de taekwondo et disciplines associées; Fédération fra…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378-1

Domestic registers and papers are not evidence in favour of the person who wrote them.They are evidence against him:1° In all cases where they formally state a payment received;2° When they contain th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article L750-1-1

…e 4 de la loi n° 89-1008 du 31 décembre 1989 relative au développement des entreprises commerciales et artisanales et à l'amélioration de leur environnement économique, juridique et social. Operations…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-1

…dministrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution des entreprises d'assurance shall verify that the following conditions are met: 1°…

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