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French Insurance CodeIn force
Common provisions.

Article R334-1-2

The Autorité de contrôle may not refuse a reinsurance contract entered into by an insurance undertaking referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-2 with an insurance undertaking referred to in 1° of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-15

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-14, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave is three months, renewable once ; 2° The terms and conditions for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-15

Special membership rules may be defined by agreement between the national overcompensation fund mentioned in Article D. 3141-22 and the employers' organisations representing a professional branch othe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

The holder of the personal activity account wishing to acquire rights registered on his personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 3° of article L. 5151-9, with the exception…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-23

The personal data recorded in the processing is kept for a period of twenty-four months from the date of completion of the pathway to integration through economic activity, or from the date of collect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes following termination of pregnancy.

Article R1241-20

The provisions of articles R. 1232-15, R. 1232-16, R. 1232-18 to R. 1232-19 and R. 1232-21 are applicable to the removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

Without prejudice to the programme of water quality analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 132…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-15

Financial securities are transferred by account-to-account transfer or by entry in a shared electronic recording device as referred to in article L. 211-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-22

Any abstraction device, well or borehole, the construction of which is planned to obtain water intended for domestic use within the meaning of article R. 214-5 du code de l'environnement, shall be dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-3

The statutory auditor shall be notified annually of the outstanding loan agreements granted pursuant to 3 bis of article L. 511-6. In a statement attached to the management report, the statutory audit…

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