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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

…l or in the request for an opinion sent to him: 1° Micro-crèches: establishments with a capacity of 12 places or less; 2° Small crèches: establishments with a capacity of between 13 and 24 places; 3°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Technical provisions for reinsurance operations

Article R343-8

…rise to a revision of the premium by the reinsurer or, failing this, until the end of the contract; 12° Equalisation reserve : a) Provision intended to meet exceptional expenses relating to operations…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-12

…rty, the former insurer will send the new insurer the information statement provided for in article 12 of the appendix to article A. 121-1 as soon as possible, and within a maximum of fifteen days.IV…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-33

…l sentence of at least five years' imprisonment for one of the offences mentioned in Article 131-36-12-1 of the Penal Code. In this case, the dangerousness examination provided for by the last paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-4

…health centres, by the parties to the agreements referred to in articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code; in other cases, they are a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable persons

Article 1408

…ucational and assistance establishments, the establishments mentioned in I and II of article L. 313-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, or their groupings, not engaged in profit-making…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

The provisions of articles R. 823-12 and R. 823-13 are not applicable to: 1° Persons and entities whose balance sheet total plus operating income and financial income, excluding tax, exceeds €122,000,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

…d for in II to IX. II. - For the application of article R. 2224-11, the words: "in articles R. 2224-12 to R. 2224-17 below" are replaced by the words: "by locally applicable regulations". III. - For t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…yed by health centres covered by the agreements provided for in Articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code;3° Providing f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-4-1

…istration if the applicant does not meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 4222-4 and L. 4232-12, if it is established, under the conditions laid down in II, that he does not meet the necessary…

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