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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Withdrawal of approval

Article R383-1

The first and second paragraphs of article R. 325-2, articles R. 325-10 to R. 325-12 and I of article R. 325-13 apply to the withdrawal of authorisation of supplementary occupational pension funds.For…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-28

…e following maximum amounts:-Contribution from insurance companies in respect of the motor section: 12% of the total expenses of this section.-Contribution from those responsible for uninsured acciden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-15

…are assigned or in the event of death, the creditors mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 526-12 retain as their sole general pledge that which was theirs at the time of renunciation or death.In…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions of access for journalists

Article R744-39

…the European Parliament elected in France in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 744-12, the head of the holding centre, his deputy or the person in charge of managing administrative fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-1

…ued by all the issuers mentioned in Article L. 213-3, with the exception of the issuer mentioned in 12 of the same article. II. - Negotiable debt securities may be freely remunerated. The Banque de Fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-26

For the application of Article L. 621-12, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631-4. It r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Resources

Article R1418-29

…onal and international public and private bodies; 2° Proceeds from the shareholdings referred to in 12° of article R. 1418-13; 3° Remuneration for services rendered; 4° Proceeds from taxes and charges…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-6

…cle L. 1411-11-1 and the territorial professional health communities referred to in Article L. 1434-12; 3° Promoting access to care, prevention and support, in social, geographical and organisational…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-27

For the application of 3° of Article R. 4412-12, the employer shall regularly measure the exposure of workers to hazardous chemical agents present in the workplace atmosphere. When occupational exposu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-1

Articles R. 5121-11, R. 5121-21, the first and fourth paragraphs of article R. 5121-25 and article R. 5121-37-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R…

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